Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Wages v. Internal Revenue Service

Wages v. Internal Revenue Serv., 498 U.S. 1096 (1991)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-02-19
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • affirming dismissal of Bivens claims against several IRS employees, because even though the plaintiff appeared to allege violation of her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, “we have never recognized a constitutional violation arising from the collection of taxes”
  • “we have never recognized a constitutional violation arising from the collection of taxes”
  • need a showing of bad faith for section 1927 sanctions
  • no constitutional violation arises from the collection of taxes

Citator

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.