Legal Opinion
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 4, 2011No. 09-987; No. 09-991PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[563 U.S. 129]
2Opinion of the Court · KennedyJustice Kennedy
Arizona provides tax credits for contributions to school tuition organizations, or STOs. STOs use these contributions to provide scholarships to students attending private schools, many of which are religious. Respondents are a group of Arizona taxpayers who challenge the STO tax credit as a violation of Establishment Clause principles under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. After the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a similar Establishment Clause claim on the merits, respondents sought intervention from the Federal Judiciary.
To obtain a determination on the…
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