Justices Decline Petition Over ‘Dragnet Snooping’ In Tax Evasion Investigation

Mealey's (February 23, 2022, 8:04 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man’s contention that District of Columbia law improperly allows tax investigators to conduct “a fishing investigation” of massive amounts of personal data will go unaddressed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which on Feb. 22 denied a petition  for certiorari that invoked the third-party doctrine of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the issuance of warrantless summonses....