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Supreme Court: Tax Court Must Reveal Documents AccountingWEB.com - Mar-9-2005 - The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a U.S. Tax Court practice that shields vital documents from participants in cases before the tax court as well as the federal judges who hear tax court appeals, the New York Times reported. In an unusual move, the Supreme Court overturned rulings of two federal appeals courts, the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and the 11th Circuit in Atlanta. The Supreme Court usually only hears cases in which there is conflict in the lower courts. Writing for the majority in the 7-2 decision,...