Abortion Rights Mobilization Inc. v. Baker

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is before us for a second time. The Supreme Court has remanded the matter for a determination of whether the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Carter, J.) had subject matter jurisdiction over the instant lawsuit that challenged the tax-exempt status of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The specific issue is whether the plaintiffs, who initiated this litigation to force the government to revoke the Catholic Church’s tax-exempt status, satisfy the standing requirements of Article III. For the reasons discussed…