Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Wages v. Internal Revenue Service

498 U.S. 1096

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

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Wages v. Internal Revenue Service. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.