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WINN v. KILLIAN

No. 01-15901.

307 F.3d 1011 (2002)

Kathleen M. WINN, an Arizona taxpayer; Diane Wolfthal, Arizona taxpayer; Maurice Wolfthal, Arizona taxpayer; Lynn Hoffman, an Arizona taxpayer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mark W. KILLIAN, in his official capacity as Director of the Arizona Department of Revenue, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bender, Arizona State University College of Law, Phoenix, AZ, and Marvin S. Cohen, and Isabel M. Humphrey, Sacks Tierney P.A., Scottsdale, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Patrick Irvine, Deputy Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, Joseph A. Kanefield, Asst. Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the question of when the federal courts may entertain constitutional challenges to state tax laws. Appellants, who are Arizona residents and taxpayers, contend that an Arizona statute permitting tax credits for contributions that support parochial schools violates the Establishment Clause. The district court granted the state's motion to dismiss on the basis that the Tax Injunction Act divests the federal courts of subject...

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