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Majority Opinion
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Brennan, J. (joined by Marshall, Powell, Blackmun & Stevens, JJ., & by O'Connor, J., except as to Part II) |
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Concurring Opinion
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Powell, J. (joined by O'Connor, J.) & White, J. (concurring in judgment) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Scalia, J. (joined by Rehnquist, C.J.) |
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Lower Court
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5th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment Establishment claim sustained. |
| News |
"Case Focuses On Evolution And Creation," The New York Times, May 6, 1986, Sect. A, p. 29
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"Justices Hear 2 Views on 'Creation' Law," The New York Times, Dec.11, 1986, Sect. B, p. 18
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Marcuss, Frances Frank, "Elation, Relief and Sadness In Louisiana as Fight Ends," The New York Times, June 20, 1987, p. 7
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Vobejda, Barbara, "Ruling Sets Back Fundamentalist Challenge," The Washington Post, June 20, 1987, Sect. A, p. 12
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| Other |
Carter, Stephen L. "Evolution, Creationism, and Treating Religion as a Hobby," 1987 Duke L.J. 977
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Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3rd Ed.) (2006), pp. 1203-1204
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Gey, Steven G., RELIGION AND THE STATE (2nd Ed.) (2006), pp. 162-181
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Stone, Seidman, Sunstein, Tushnet, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3rd Ed.) (1996), pp. 1575, 1576
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| Commentary |
Editorial, "Louisiana's Fig Leaf for Bad Science," The New York Times, June 23, 1987, Sect. A, p. 30
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Fischer, Dick, "The Bible Proves That 'Creationism' is Wrong," The Washington Post, Aug. 17, 1986, Sect. A, p. 1
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Gould, Stephen Jay, "Justice Scalia's Misunderstanding," 5 Constant Commentary 1, 8, 10 (1988)
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Taylor, Stuart, Jr. "Considering What to Make of 'Creationism'," The New York Times, Dec. 14, 1986, Sect. E, p. 24
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Will, George F., "Good Grief, Scalia!" The Washington Post, June 25, 1987, Sect. A, p. 17
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Yoder, Edwin M., "Creationism and the Court," The Washington Post, June 23, 1987, Sect. A, p. 1
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| Books |
Witte, John Jr., RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERIMENT (2000), p. 169
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