In NCLA Win, First Circuit Rules Taxpayers Can Sue IRS; DC Circuit Decision Tees Up Chevron

In NCLA Win, First Circuit Rules Taxpayers Can Sue IRS; DC Circuit Decision Tees Up Chevron

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has unanimously ruled in Harper v. Rettig that taxpayer James Harper can take the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to federal court for gathering private financial information about his use of virtual currency from third-party exchanges without a lawful subpoena.

NCLA’s First Circuit victory in Harper means people can sue the IRS.

DC Circuit Decision Tees Up Chevron Deference

A split D.C. Circuit has ruled in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc v. Gina Raimondo that the National Marine Fisheries Service can interpret federal law to require industry-funded monitoring of Atlantic herring fishermen.

The court’s decision in Loper Bright tees up Chevron deference.