Scope and Contents From the File: Franklet v. United State concerns a tax return filed by Sharon Franklet and groups together seven other related cases, wherein the plaintiffs, with the support of the ACLU, object on moral, ethical, or religious grounds to the use of their money as taxpayers to support the U.S. military. As stipulated by the tax code, each of the plaintiffs was assessed a penalty of $500 for filing what the I.R.S. refers to as a "frivolous" tax return (many plaintiffs also objected to the use and...