Harper v. Werfel, et al
Case Number:
23-1565
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Government Agencies
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March 04, 2024
1st Circ. Grapples With Crypto Exchange Tax Docs Seizure
First Circuit judges grappled Monday with an investor's claim that the IRS violated his privacy and property rights when it seized his account records from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, trying to establish during oral arguments to what extent the exchange was different from a traditional bank.
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February 01, 2024
IRS Violated Rights In Coinbase Doc Seizure, 1st Circ. Told
The IRS violated an investor's property rights when it seized his financial records from the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, he told the First Circuit on Thursday, saying the government defended the violation by wrongly focusing on what it claims are the investor's lack of privacy protections.
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December 22, 2023
IRS' Coinbase Doc Seizure Didn't Violate Privacy, 1st Circ. Told
The First Circuit should affirm the power of the Internal Revenue Service to seize a man's financial records from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, the federal government argued, saying its summons didn't violate his constitutional rights to privacy and due process.
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October 20, 2023
Crypto Group Urges 1st Circ. To Revive IRS Doc Seizure Suit
The First Circuit should overturn a decision allowing the IRS to seize a man's financial records from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, a cryptocurrency advocacy group argued Friday, saying a lower court's misunderstanding of decentralized banking allowed the government to illegally collect the man's intimate personal information.
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October 16, 2023
1st Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Over IRS Crypto Doc Seizure
A New Hampshire man urged the First Circuit to revive his suit against the Internal Revenue Service, claiming the agency illegally seized his private financial records from cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase with no legal justification.