SCOTUS to hear Faith Based gov't $$ support on Wed! How long

[napi21]

does it usually take for the SCOTUS to make a decision?

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1172497086075&pos=ataglance

Justices Enter Church-State Fray
Challenge to President Bush's faith-based initiative raises standing issues
Marcia Coyle
The National Law Journal
February 27, 2007

The newly constituted Roberts Court gets its first opportunity to wade into the politically sensitive area of church-state separation in a case involving President Bush's controversial Faith-Based and Community Initiative.

The arguments that U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear on Wednesday will not focus on the merits of the broad constitutional attack leveled in 2004 against the White House program, an initiative designed to increase religious groups' involvement in providing social services.

Instead, the arguments will target the key to the courthouse door -- standing to sue -- or, in this case, the ability of taxpayers to challenge the Executive Branch's expenditure of money in ways that allegedly violate the First Amendment's establishment clause. Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, No. 06-157.

[Ian David]

1. See prior thread: Rally at the US Supreme Court Wed. Feb 28th against Faith-Based Initiatives

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[rurallib]

2. From what I know SCOTUS decisions are usually

announced in late May/ early June unless it is something momentous. Ergo, cool your jets it will probably be announced in early June. This allows time for formulating majority and minority opinions. And these should be some fun opinions to read.