Louisiana Creationism Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Louisiana_Creationism_Act

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Balanced_Treatment_for_Creation-Science_and_Evolution-Science_Act
gptkbp:category	gptkb:United_States_education_law gptkb:creationism_in_the_United_States lawsuits involving religion and education
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Edwards_v._Aguillard,_482_U.S._578_(1987)
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1981
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Louisiana_State_Legislature
gptkbp:legalChallenge	gptkb:Edwards_v._Aguillard
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:prohibits	teaching evolution without also teaching creation science
gptkbp:purpose	to require the teaching of creation science alongside evolution in public schools
gptkbp:reasonForStrikeDown	violation of Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:mythology evolution science education
gptkbp:struck	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:struckDownYear	1987
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Edwards_v._Aguillard
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Louisiana Creationism Act