Private Education Tax Credits Backed by U.S. Supreme Court
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The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on the power of citizens to challenge government programs as unconstitutionally promoting religion, permitting an Arizona tax credit aimed at helping cover private-school tuition costs.
The justices, voting 5-4, today said opponents lacked “standing” to challenge the 14-year-old program, which gives tax credits for donations to organizations that provide private-school scholarships. The opponents faulted the program for relying on religious organizations that require their recipients to enroll in sectarian schools.