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· 1/5/1982

McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education

Citations

  • 529 F. Supp. 1255
  • 2 Educ. L. Rep. 685
  • 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10361

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  • holding that Establishment Clause prohibits a private group from using the programs of state government to \foist its religious beliefs on others.\
  • reviewing historical and contemporary antagonisms between the theory of evolution and religious movements
  • reviewing historical and contemporary antagonisms between the theory of evolution and religious movements
  • discussing a subtle but pervasive influence that resulted from anti-evolutionary sentiment concerning teaching biology in public schools
  • setting forth the history of the movement by Christian fundamentalists and creationists in opposition to evolution

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Judges: Overton

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