Legal Opinion
Allen v. Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 18, 1984No. 81-757PublishedCited by 4,676 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Parents of black public school children allege in this nationwide class action that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not adopted sufficient standards and procedures to fulfill its obligation to deny tax-exempt status to racially discriminatory private schools. They assert that the IRS thereby harms them directly and interferes with the ability of their *740children to receive an education in desegregated public schools. The issue before us is whether plaintiffs have standing to bring this suit. We hold that they do not.
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The IRS denies tax-exempt status under §§ 501(a) and (c)(3) of the…
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