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WHISTLEBLOWER MURPHY ASKS FOR SUPREME COURT HEARING
December 17, 2007
Marrita Murphy, the whistleblower who rocked the tax world when she won a since-reversed decision ruling that taxing her damage award was unconstitutional, has asked the Supreme Court to hear her case.
Gregory Germain examines the Murphy certiorari petition at the TaxProf Blog today.
In sum, I would be very surprised if the Supreme Court granted this petition. Most of Ms. Murphy’s arguments are flawed and easily refuted. They have identified no real conflict among the circuits. Certainly, no other court has adopted the roundly rejected theories expressed in Murphy I, which form the core of the petition. Yes, the Court of Appeals in Murphy II did a poor job with the statutory issues, but ultimately they reached the right ruling.
I'll be shocked if the Supreme Court decides to take this case.
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