Buckeye Reporter wrote about our amicus brief in The Buckeye Institute v. Internal Revenue Service. In our brief we argue that individuals should have the right to anonymously associate with organizations and support causes they believe in without fear of retaliation.
An unprecedented coalition of 250 organizations, business groups, trade associations, public interest law firms, state attorneys general, and individuals have filed amicus briefs in support of The Buckeye Institute’s position in its case against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The case, titled The Buckeye Institute v. Internal Revenue Service (Buckeye v. IRS), is currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The number of amici supporting one side in this case may be a record for the court. According to The Buckeye Institute, even more individuals and organizations offered private encouragement but chose not to go public due to concerns about possible government retaliation….
Groups filing amicus briefs include Advancing American Freedom (joined by 138 other groups), American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Center for Individual Rights (with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and New Civil Liberties Alliance)…
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