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OLIVER v. STATE TAX COM'N OF MISSOURI

No. SC 82412.

37 S.W.3d 243 (2001)

Robert E. OLIVER, et al., Appellants, v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MISSOURI, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

February 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Chackes, Gail A. Wechsler, St. Louis, for Appellants.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. General, Gary L. Gardner, Huyen T. Pham, Assistant Attorneys General, Jefferson City, for Respondents.

Denise D. Lieberman, St. Louis, Amicus Curiae, for American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri.

WOLFF, Judge.

Introduction

Robert E. Oliver, an atheist residing in Christian County, objects to a statutorily required form that contains the words, "So help me God."

The issue is whether Oliver's constitutional rights are violated by the phrase "So help me God" in the form of the oath or affirmation, prescribed in section 137.155.1,1 for the required list of a taxpayer's real and tangible personal property...

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