Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
United States Supreme Court
563 U.S. 125 (2011)
Relevant factsFree
Arizona taxpayers (plaintiffs) challenged a state tax credit for contributions to school tuition organizations, which distribute scholarships to both religious and secular private schools, as an Establishment Clause violation; the appellate court found standing and a viable claim, but the taxpayers themselves never contributed to any tuition organization.
IssueFree
Whether a plaintiff has standing as a taxpayer to sue for violation of the Establishment Clause in the absence of a direct governmental extraction and expenditure of tax dollars in aid of religion.