Court Cases
Legal challenges to anti-evolutionist policies began with the Scopes Trial of 1925, a case the evolutionists actually lost.
Since 1968, however, U.S. courts have consistently held that "creationism" is a particular religious viewpoint and that teaching it in public schools would violate the First Amendment of the Constitution.
For a one page summary of important court cases, see Ten Major Court Cases about Creationism and Evolution.
Major Cases
- Epperson v. Arkansas
- McLean v. Arkansas
- Edwards v. Aguillard
- Kitzmiller v. Dover: Intelligent Design on Trial
- Freiler et al. v. Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education et al.
- LeVake v. Independent School District #656
- Peloza v. Capistrano USD
- Segraves et al. v. State of California et al.
- Selman v. Cobb County: The Textbook Disclaimer Case
- Webster et al. v. New Lenox School District et al.
Other Cases
- ACSI et al. v. Stearns et al.
- American Freedom Alliance v. California Science Center et al.
- C. F. v. Capistrano USD
- C. Martin Gaskell v. University of Kentucky
- Caldwell v. Caldwell et al.
- Caldwell v. Roseville Joint Union High School District et al.
- Comer v. Scott and Texas Education Agency
- COPE v. Kansas State BOE
- Coppedge v. JPL
- Daniel v. Waters and Steele v. Waters (1973 - 1975)
- Discovery Institute v. California Science Center
- Doe v. Mount Vernon Board of Education et al.
- Freshwater Termination
- Freshwater v. Mount Vernon Board of Education et al.
- Hendren et al. v. Campbell et al.
- Hensley v. Johnston County Board of Education
- Hurst v. Newman
- Institute for Creation Research Graduate School v. Paredes et al.
- Lane v. Sabine Parish School Board
- The Scopes Trial of 1925
- Smith v. Jefferson County School Board et al.