Right-wing groups want court to let them sue the IRS in a class-action lawsuit for violating their constitutional right to equal treatment . IRS applied different criteria to right-wing groups , holding up their applications for 2010 while liberal organizations skated through . Obama administration fought the release of a list of 298 groups it denied tax-exempt status beginning in years , citing privacy concerns . Judge in Cincinnati overruled the government and ordered the IRS to hand over the list . If court 'certifies ' class-action status , the tea party groups will be free to demand emails , phone records and other documents .
Right-wing groups want court to let them sue the IRS in a class-action lawsuit for violating their constitutional right to equal treatment . IRS applied different criteria to right-wing groups , holding up their applications for years while liberal organizations skated through . Obama administration fought the release of a list of 298 groups it denied tax-exempt status beginning in 2010 , citing privacy concerns . Judge in Cincinnati overruled the government and ordered the IRS to hand over the list . If court 'certifies ' class-action status , the tea party groups will be free to demand emails , phone records and other documents .