The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from ...

A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...

In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...

The Internal Revenue Service s recent declaration that it will not prohibit churches and pastors from endorsing political ...

Under the Trump administration, the Internal Revenue Service just changed a decadeslong ban on places of worship and other ...

Although seldom enforced, The Johnson Act has long been a source of tension between religious groups and federal regulators.

Two East Texas churches, Sand Springs Church in Athens and First Baptist Church Waskom, were among the plaintiffs in the argument.

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their ...

A sanctuary and a refuge is what church is supposed to feel like. At its best, a house of worship is a place where a stranger ...