The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, which challenges the constitutionality of Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.In late February the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation was a United States Supreme Court case which ruled on June 25, 2007 by a 5-4 decision that taxpayers do not have the right to challenge the constitutionality of expenditures by the executive branch of the government. , which challenges the constitutionality of Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in using federal tax dollars to promote religion. Despite the 1968 Supreme Court ruling in Flast v. Cohen Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968)[1], 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. In 1923 the Supreme Court decided in Frothingham v. , which allows individual taxpayers to challenge the use of tax dollars to promote religion, and recent affirmations of this ruling by the current Court, the case hinges Hinges may refer to:
Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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