Epperson v. Arkansas
Supreme Court decision
By: Abe Fortas
Date: November 12, 1968
Source: Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U.S. 97 (1968). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&n... (accessed February 4, 2003).
About the Author: Abe Fortas (1910–1982) was born in Memphis, Tennessee. After earning his law degree from Yale in 1933, he taught there until 1937. He held several government posts, including undersecretary of the interior from 1942 to 1946. He then entered private law practice. In 1965, he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he served until 1969.
Introduction
In 1928, Arkansas passed a statute that prohibited teaching in public schools and universities the theory that humans evolved from other species....
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