FREEDOM LINE BLOG: ACLJ to Sue IRS Next Week over Intimidation Scandal
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, says the group is readying a…
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ACLJ to Sue IRS Next Week over Intimidation Scandal

Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, says the group is readying a federal lawsuit to be filed next week on behalf of at least 25 conservative groups targeted by the IRS, in an interview with National Review.

On its website, ACLJ provides a list of sample questions the IRS asked various conservative applicants, showing clear instances of intrusion into out-of-bounds issues.

This likely will be the first of many, many lawsuits against the IRS.…[more]

May 17, 2013 • 06:25 pm
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