Fifth Circuit to Hear Religious Tax Case

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal will decide whether Louisiana can grant sales tax exemptions to churches and other nonprofit religious groups this week, reports The Advertiser. "Last March, U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan struck down the exemptions, saying they were given for a religious purpose, thus breaking the constitutionally required separation of church and state." Louisiana appealled and the case will be heard by a three-judge panel on Wednesday.

Posted by AJR at March 10, 2003 08:06 AM