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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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The IRS agency's court filing provides ‘green light’ for support, law professor says of the potential update for Maryland ...