Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (plaintiffs) sued federal officials (defendants) administering President Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, claiming as taxpayers that the program improperly used taxpayer money to support faith-based programs and that presidential speeches contained impermissible religious imagery. The district court dismissed for lack of standing; the court of appeals reversed. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.

Whether federal taxpayers have standing, based solely on their taxpayer status, to challenge executive-branch expenditures from general appropriations that fund religious programs.