National Whistleblower Center

===Marrita Murphy===

===Marrita Murphy===

In ''[[Murphy v. IRS]]'',460 F.3d 79, 2006-2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) paragr. 50,476, 2006 WL 2411372 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2006). whistleblower Marrita Murphy (represented by [[David K. Colapinto]], general counsel for the National Whistleblower Center) challenged the constitutionality of taxing compensatory damages in civil rights/whistleblower cases. In August 2006, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of Ms. Murphy, and declared unconstitutional a special tax [[United States Congress|Congress]] had passed in 1996, which targeted civil rights victims who received compensation for emotional distress damages. However, in July 2007, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]] reversed itself on the case, holding that the [[IRS]] can tax damage awards based solely on compensating victims who suffer emotional injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/lawsuitesawardssettlements.pdf|title=Lawsuits, Awards, and Settlements Audit Techniques Guide|last=|first=|date=2011-05-01|website=Internal Revenue Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-08}}

In ''[[Murphy v. IRS]]'',460 F.3d 79, 2006-2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) paragr. 50,476, 2006 WL 2411372 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2006). whistleblower Marrita Murphy (represented by David K. Colapinto, general counsel for the National Whistleblower Center) challenged the constitutionality of taxing compensatory damages in civil rights/whistleblower cases. In August 2006, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of Ms. Murphy, and declared unconstitutional a special tax [[United States Congress|Congress]] had passed in 1996, which targeted civil rights victims who received compensation for emotional distress damages. However, in July 2007, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]] reversed itself on the case, holding that the [[IRS]] can tax damage awards based solely on compensating victims who suffer emotional injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/lawsuitesawardssettlements.pdf|title=Lawsuits, Awards, and Settlements Audit Techniques Guide|last=|first=|date=2011-05-01|website=Internal Revenue Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-08}}

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