The 32-page opinion references "the Watergate scandal" in its very first line — offering context for what the appeals court terms "executive branch abuses of U.S. taxpayers’ information."

It said the Trump administration's practice violated federal law. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sept 8 - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking an Internal Revenue Service policy that allowed it to share thousands of taxpayers' addresses with immigration authorities, saying the Trump administration's practice violated federal law. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.