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Monday, June 25, 2007

Faith-based program taxpayer challemge ruling [US SC]
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Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, US Supreme Court, June 25, 2007 [reversing the Seven Circuit's ruling that taxpayers have standing to challenge a faith-based program created by a Presidential executive order, and holding that taxpayers do not have standing to challenge Congressional appropriations to the Executive Branch for day-to-day activities that are alleged to promote religion]. Read the Court's opinion [text] per Justice Alito, along with a concurrence [text] from Justice Kennedy, a second concurrence [text] from Justice Scalia, and a dissent [text] from Justice Souter. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.



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