U.S. Supreme Court upholds AZ school choice tax creditAZ Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, No. 09-987 (U.S. Apr. 4, 2011) SCOTUS Blog summary: By a vote of five to four, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy, the Court reversed the decision of the Ninth Circuit. It held that the challengers to an Arizona tax credit which provides tax credits for contributions to tuition organizations, which then use the contributions to provide scholarships for, among others, religious schools, lack standing under Article III because they are challenging a tax credit, rather than government spending. Justice Scalia filed a concurring opinion, which was joined by Justice Thomas. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor. |