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It determines whether neutral laws funding private education survive constitutional review."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 51-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 51-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 19-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 3-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 3-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 25-3"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 5-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 37-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 37-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 27-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 27-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 9-15"}]}],"slug":"2010-09-987-arizona-christian-school-tuition-organization-v-winn","term":"2010","title":"Can taxpayers sue to block a neutral tax credit for private school scholarships?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 51-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 51-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 19-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 3-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 3-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-987.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 25-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}