| Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued November 4, 1981 Decided January 12, 1982 |
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| Full case name | Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State | |||||
| Citations | 454 U.S. 464 (more) 619 F.2d 252 (reversed) |
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| Holding | ||||||
| The Court decided that the taxpayers did not meet the requirements of the first prong of the double nexus test put forth in Flast as they did argue a violation of Art. 1 Sec. 8 (taxing and spending) occurred. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, White, Powell, and O'Connor | |||||
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall and Blackmun | |||||
| Dissent | Stevens | |||||
| Laws applied | ||||||
| U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Art. III; | ||||||
Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 454 U.S. 464 (1982), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court refused to expand the Flast v. Cohen exception to the taxpayer standing rule.