T. Keith Fogg v. IRS

  1. July 02, 2024

    8th Circ. Won't Revive IRS Fraud Docs FOIA Row

    The Eighth Circuit affirmed a ruling that prevents public disclosure of the IRS' methods for verifying callers' identities, rejecting on Tuesday a retired Harvard professor's argument that the documents detailing the methods failed to qualify for an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act.

  2. April 10, 2024

    8th Circ. Skeptical Of Bid To Reveal IRS Fraud Detection Docs

    Eighth Circuit judges seemed skeptical Wednesday of a retired Harvard law professor's efforts to force the IRS to reveal its techniques for questioning fraud suspects, as two of three judges on a panel highlighted the potential to prevent identity theft by keeping the techniques hidden.

  3. August 07, 2023

    IRS Can Hide Fraud ID Docs From FOIA Request, 8th Circ. Told

    The IRS was right to withhold its techniques for questioning fraud suspects from a retired Harvard law professor's records request under the Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. government argued Monday, urging the Eighth Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling confirming the agency's decision.

  4. June 06, 2023

    Ex-Prof Tells 8th Circ. IRS Owes Records On 3rd-Party IDs

    The Eighth Circuit should undo a lower court ruling finding the Internal Revenue Service properly withheld portions of internal guidance dealing with third-party identity confirmations from a retired Harvard law professor who had requested the records, he told the appeals court Tuesday.