Public Integrity – Next up: ‘Citizens United v. IRS’?
Four years ago, the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision remade the rules for how political campaigns are waged.
Could a Citizens United v. Internal Revenue Service case be next?
Yes, says David Bossie, the outspoken president of Citizens United — if the IRS enacts plans to restrict how certain tax-exempt nonprofit groups spend their money on politicking, as the agency says it may do.
“I can commit with certitude that Citizens United will not sit by while any government agency tries to violate our 1st Amendment rights,” Bossie told the Center for Public Integrity today. “We have a proven track record of winning, and we’re not afraid to take the fight to them. You’ll see a Citizens United v. IRS.”
Read more at Public Integrity here.