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Iowa State Representative Speaks Out Against the Murphy Decision

Posted on August 26, 2008
Posted in News, Tax Whistleblowers

Back in April, when the Supreme Court denied certiorari for Murphy v. IRS, a lot of people were upset. Whistleblowers and other civil rights leaders knew that the DC Court of Appeals’ terrible opinion (ruling that the 16th Amendment of the Constitution gives government the power to tax court-awarded compensatory damages as if they were income) was a slap…

Government Requests 30-Day Extension in Murphy v. IRS

Posted on February 11, 2008
Posted in News, Tax Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Legislation

Today we learned that the U.S. Government will receive a 30 day extension from the U.S. Supreme Court to file their reply brief in Murphy v. IRS (More on Murphy v. IRS here).  This is the Solicitor’s second 30 day extension, giving the government until March 17th to file the brief. Maybe they…

Update on Whistleblower Tax Case, Murphy v. IRS

By David Colapinto on January 16, 2008
Posted in Government Whistleblowers, Opinion

Seal of the U.S. Supreme CourtLast month we reported on a key Whistleblower/Civil Rights tax case that was filed with the Supreme Court by attorneys working with the National Whistleblower Center. See Whistleblowers Blog (December 13, 2007). The case is Murphy v. IRS, No. 07-802 (Supreme Court), and the principal issue is whether the IRS can tax as…

Key Whistleblower Tax Case Filed in the Supreme Court

Posted on December 13, 2007
Posted in News, Tax Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Legislation

The National Whistleblower Center announced today that a major Whistleblower/Civil Rights tax case has been filed with the Supreme Court. The case, Murphy v. IRS, has generated a lot of attention in the past year, and certainly puts forth questions that beg a grant of certiorari.

At the heart of the case is whether the…

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