A federal judge is questioning the basis for President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The judge, Kathleen Williams, has asked the Justice Department and Trump's private attorneys to explain whether an actual disagreement between the two parties exists.
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Judge Kathleen Williams issued an order.
newspaper Read articleA federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump's private attorneys to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he oversees as president, is the type of dispute federal courts can consider. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams called into question whether an actual disagreement between the two parties exists in a Friday order, writing that a case can only stand if there is adverseness that fulfills a controversy require
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Judge Kathleen Williams issued an order.
A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump's private attorneys to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he oversees …
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