Meanwhile, the AmericanCenterforLawandJustice, a conservative legal organization, brought the lawsuit on behalf of the groups in U.S. District Court in Washington.
On August 4, the AmericanCenterforLawandJustice filed a pro-bono lawsuit on behalf of firefighter and first responder Tim Brown, a founder of the Coalition.
Ms. Mitchell and another lawyer representing tea-party groups, Jay Sekulow of the conservative AmericanCenterforLawandJustice, both said they sent letters demanding that groups they represent be approved for tax-exempt status.