Conservative group takes on IRS over 'vague' rules silencing free speech

A landmark case challenging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) multifactor "facts and circumstances" test argues it is being used to silence speech by conservative nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status.

Freedom Path, a Texas nonprofit group founded in 2011, was established with a focus on repealing Obamacare and the balanced budget amendment. The group maintains it was denied tax-exempt status as a social welfare organization after a nine-year administrative process because the IRS deemed it too political.