Susan Epperson v. State of Arkansas

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation gptkb:393_U.S._97
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Earl_Warren
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:date 1968-11-12
gptkbp:decision Unanimous
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Susan_Epperson_v._State_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:heldBy Arkansas law prohibiting the teaching of evolution violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Susan Epperson v. State of Arkansas
gptkbp:impact invalidated anti-evolution laws in the United States
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalChallenge Arkansas statute prohibiting teaching of evolution
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Establishment_Clause
teaching of evolution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arkansas
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Abe_Fortas
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Susan_Epperson
gptkbp:plaintiffEmployer gptkb:Little_Rock_Central_High_School
gptkbp:plaintiffOccupation high school biology teacher
gptkbp:plaintiffRepresentation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:predecessor subsequent cases on teaching evolution in public schools
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scopes_Trial
gptkb:Edwards_v._Aguillard
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Epperson_v._Arkansas
gptkbp:subject constitutionality of banning the teaching of evolution in public schools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Epperson_v._Arkansas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7