NEWS RELEASE
Washington, DC – Today, the United States Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision, rejected a challenge by a radical separationist advocacy group that sued to stop federal funding of "faith-based programs." The case of Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation challenged funding for federal faith-based programs as a violation of the Establishment Clause. Justice Alito read the Court’s opinion which held that taxpayers cannot challenge actions of the Executive Branch as violations of the Establishment Clause.