ðə kˈoːɹt hæd ɪn sˈɛvɹəl pɹˈaɪɚ kˈeɪsᵻz dᵻnˈaɪd fˈɛdɚɹəl tˈækspeɪɚz stˈændɪŋ ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː tʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkt tʊ ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚɹ ʌv fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈʌndz sˈɪmpli bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ ɑːɹ tˈækspeɪɚz.
The Court had in several prior cases denied federal taxpayers standing under Article III to object to a particular expenditure of federal funds simply because they are taxpayers.