DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates

DOJ asks appeals court to allow churches to endorse political candidates

(RNS) — Trump administration lawyers have argued a key component of the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits from taking part in political campaigns, should not apply to churches. They've asked an appeals court to overturn a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit challenging the ban.

DOJ Defends IRS Agreement Limiting Johnson Amendment Enforcement for Churches

The U.S. Department of Justice is backing Christian organizations and the Internal Revenue Service in an appeal involving a proposed agreement that would limit enforcement of the Johnson Amendment against certain religious groups. The Trump administration filed a brief Monday with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in National Religious Broadcasters et al. v. Scott Bessent et al., a case challenging whether the Internal Revenue Service had au…

DOJ sides with Christian groups, IRS in Johnson Amendment appeal

The U.S. Department of Justice has come to the defense of the National Religious Broadcasters and other nonprofits in their Johnson Amendment case.

DOJ sides with churches in political speech case

The Justice Department told an appeals court it largely agrees with religious groups suing it over how far churches can wade into politics and stay tax-exempt.