Tammy Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al.

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kitzmiller v. Dover
gptkbp:citation gptkb:400_F._Supp._2d_707_(M.D._Pa._2005)
gptkbp:date December 20, 2005
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Dover_Area_School_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tammy Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al.
gptkbp:judge gptkb:John_E._Jones_III
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Establishment_Clause_of_the_First_Amendment
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dover,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Tammy_Kitzmiller
gptkbp:relatedTo evolution
science education
separation of church and state
intelligent design
gptkbp:result teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes ruled unconstitutional
intelligent design ruled as not science
gptkbp:resultedIn removal of intelligent design from Dover Area School District science curriculum
gptkbp:significance first direct challenge brought in the United States federal courts against a public school district that required the presentation of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution
gptkbp:subject teaching of intelligent design in public schools
gptkbp:yearFiled 2004
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
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