[Svartalfiar]

including a request by the IRS to allow its agents to secretly obtain financial records without the need to notify account holders.

Well I haven't researched this case at all, but how is this a Supreme Court case? Seems like it should be a pretty easy, obvious result...?

[Svartalfiar]

... By which I mean, the lowest-level court should have already spanked the IRS and this case ended there..?