Proposed Rulemaking FOIA Request and Lawsuit

First Amended Complaint (February 20, 2014)

• First Amended Complaint Exhibits

IRS Complaint (February 5, 2013) Lawsuit concerning proposed rulemaking

• Exhibits

FOIA Request to IRS regarding communications with outside groups regarding the Notice of Proposed Rule Making

IRS FOIA Request (December 24, 2013)

Comment on IRS’s Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations

February 26, 2014 IRS Comment

IQA Petition, Meeting Request, and Request for Extension on Rulemaking all filed February 5, 2014

IRS Information Quality Act Petition – seeking clarification on how the IRS determined the burdens that nonprofits would face under the proposed rule

Request for Meeting with OIRA Administrator

Comment Extension Request – asking the IRS to extend the comment period for the proposed rulemaking until after the IRS produces in full documents in response to CoA’s FOIA request

• Exhibits for Comment Extension letter

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Community Financial Services Association of America v. FDIC

Amicus Brief written for the LIBRE Initiative (September 27, 2014)

Other Resources

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Involvement in “Operation Choke Point” (December 8, 2014)

 The Department of Justice’s “Operation Choke Point”: Illegally Choking Off Legitimate Businesses?  (May 29, 2014)