Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, , was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States
in which the court refused to expand the Flast v. Cohen
exception to the taxpayer standing rule.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
in which the court refused to expand the Flast v. Cohen
Flast v. Cohen
Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 , was a United States Supreme Court case holding that a taxpayer has standing to sue the government to prevent an unconstitutional use of taxpayer funds....
exception to the taxpayer standing rule.
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 454
- Frothingham v. MellonFrothingham v. MellonFrothingham v. Mellon and Massachusetts v. Mellon, , were two consolidated cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court rejected the concept of taxpayer standing. The plaintiffs in the cases, Frothingham and Massachusetts, sought to prevent certain federal government...
- Hein v. Freedom From Religion FoundationHein v. Freedom From Religion FoundationHein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, 551 U.S. 587 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which ruled that taxpayers do not have the right to challenge the constitutionality of expenditures by the executive branch of the government....