Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987)

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gptkbp:arguedDate	1986-12-10
gptkbp:challenge	gptkb:Louisiana_Creationism_Act
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:482_U.S._578 gptkb:Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
gptkbp:date	1987-06-19
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decision	majority
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Byron_White gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Edwards,_Governor_of_Louisiana,_et_al._v._Aguillard_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Louisiana's Creationism Act is unconstitutional because it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution gptkb:Establishment_Clause
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:William_J._Brennan,_Jr. gptkb:Harry_Blackmun gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell,_Jr.
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Louisiana_Creationism_Act
gptkbp:predecessor	teaching of creationism in public schools is unconstitutional
gptkbp:relatedTo	teaching of evolution in public schools teaching of creationism in public schools
gptkbp:subject	science education separation of church and state
gptkbp:votingSystem	7-2
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Louisiana_Creationism_Act
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