Flast v. Cohen

Flast v. Cohen (1968)
the Supreme Court of the United States

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Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968), 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. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Opinion of the Court

Concurring Opinions: Douglas; Stewart; Fortas

Dissenting Opinion: Harlan

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United States Supreme Court

392 U.S. 83

Flast v. Cohen

Argued: March 12, 1968. --- Decided: June 10, 1968

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Leo Pfeffer, New York City, for appellants.

Sol. Gen. Erwin N. Griswold, for appellees.

Sam J. Ervin, Jr., for Americans for Public Schools and Baptist General Assn. of Virginia, as amicus curiae.

Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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