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A federal judge has placedthe IRS under the microscope once again, ordering the agency to name who specifically took part in the targeting of conservative groups.

U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton is also demanding the IRS reveal which Tea Party groups were targeted and why, as well as what steps have been put in place to ensure it doesnt happen again, Fox News reported Monday.

The judges ruling comes as part of alawsuit filed by True the Vote, a conservative vote-monitoring organization based in Houston.

Were thrilled the judge has taken this step and it feels good to have it recognized that they need to be held to account, True the Vote President CatherineEngelbrecht told Fox. What happened to me was very personal my name was thrown around the IRS, and the names of the people involved need to be known. What they did was criminal.

The right-leaning watchdog Judicial Watch also praised Waltons decision.Chris Farrell, the groups director of investigations and research, said the judge accomplished more with one ruling than all of the rest of the federal government all three branches over the last six years.

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The decision comesafter Walton told IRS attorneyslastThursday it is time for the agencyto lay it on the line and put it out there, according to The Washington Times.

Why hide the ball? Walton said. If theres nothing there, theres nothing there.

The scandal garneredmuch deserved national attention in 2013 when the IRS, which was helmed by Lois Lerner at the time, admitted toapplyinggreat inspection to right-leaning organizations seeking nonprofit status.

At the time, Lerner said the practice was absolutely incorrect, it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. ... The IRS would like to apologize for that. Lernerlater said, though, she was proud of her tenure at the IRS and didnt do anything wrong.

But with Waltons order, conservatives mightfinally getsome justice.

The judge has ordered the IRS to look not only through its basic database, but also to search other relevant resources containing documents from the relevant time period, which he said spans from 2009 to March 27, 2015.

Laura Conner, the Justice Department attorney defending the IRS, pushed back against Waltons order, saying such an endeavor will take too long and will require too much effort.

The United States should not be held to respond to far-reaching inquiries, she said.

Nevertheless, Walton has given the federal agency until Oct. 16 to completethe search.

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