[EL] FOIA Suit and Information Quality Petition Filed against IRS c4 NPRM

[BZall at aol.com]

Today Cause of Action, a D.C.-based 501(c)(3) organization heavily involved 
 in FOIA and similar investigative activities, _www.causeofaction.org_ 
(http://www.causeofaction.org) , filed suit  against the IRS for failure to 
respond to FOIA requests for background  documents on the development of the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the  proposed regulations creating a new 
"candidate-related political activity"  definition governing activities by 
Section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt  organizations.  The suit cites prior filings of some 
petitions  and suits previously covered on this list, and the IRS's 
response to those  petitions and suits. 
 
The explanation is here: 
http://causeofaction.org/cause-action-sues-irs-proposed-regulations-affecting-nonprofits/ 
The lawsuit documents are here: 
http://causeofaction.org/related-documents-irs-targeting-politicization/
 
 
Though the rhetoric in the Complaint is heated, the  FOIA claim is solid. 
Seeking, among other things, the "unsolicited public  comments" that the IRS 
press release says it relied upon in crafting the  proposed regulations and 
any correspondence with the commenters, the FOIA  requests, coupled with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act claims made in comments filed  earlier and 
referenced in the Complaint, are likely to be granted. 



Barnaby Zall 
Of Counsel 
Weinberg, Jacobs & Tolani,  LLP 
10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 500
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-231-6943  (direct dial) 
bzall at aol.com  
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