United States v. Richardson

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the respondent has standing to bring an action as a federal taxpayer1 alleging that certain provisions concerning public reporting of expenditures under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 208, 50 *168U. S. C. § 403a et seq., violate Art. I, § 0, cl. 7, of the Constitution which provides:

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”

Respondent brought…