Church of Scientology v. Internal Revenue Service

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1987-11-10

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Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U. S. C. § 6103 , lays down a general rule that “returns” and “return information” as defined therein shall be confidential. “Return information” is elaborately defined in § 6103(b)(2); immediately after that definition…

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