Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Heidel v. Arizona State Department of Public Welfare
Heidel v. Ariz. State Dep’t of Pub. Welfare, 404 U.S. 997 (1971)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1971-12-20
- Topic
- bankruptcy
How later courts describe this case
- I.R.C. does not authorize tax exemption for and deductibility of contributions to private school which excludes non-white students
- agency ordered to terminate support of a state's private schools practicing racial discrimination; agency barred from renewing further monetary assistance until the schools assured full compliance with nondiscrimination standards
- federal government permanently enjoined from extending tax benefits to racially segregated private schools
- § 501(c)(3) may not be used to benefit racially discriminatory private schools
- tax exemptions for private segregated schools denied
- tax exemptions to discriminatory private schools
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Appeal from Sup. Ct. Ariz. dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Brennan are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and case set for oral argument.