The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scopes
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:Tennessee_Supreme_Court
overturned conviction
gptkbp:clinical_trial 8 days
July 1925
gptkbp:court gptkb:Clarence_Darrow
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:John_Thomas_Scopes
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced education policy
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:Inherit_the_Wind
gptkbp:decided_by 1925
gptkbp:historical_context American legal history
gptkbp:historical_debate evolution vs. creationism
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Clarence_Darrow
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:John_Thomas_Scopes
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of the conflict between science and religion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:legislation
future legal cases
public opinion on education
modern education debates
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:books
gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:documentaries
plays and films
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:John_Thomas_Scopes
gptkbp:judges gptkb:John_T._Raulston
gptkbp:legacy ongoing discussions about curriculum
gptkbp:legal_issue teaching evolution
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Butler_Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dayton,_Tennessee
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
gptkb:Epperson_v._Arkansas
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The law is not a teacher.”
gptkbp:outcome guilty verdict
gptkbp:precedent academic freedom
freedom of speech
gptkbp:public_perception national attention
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Scopes_Monkey_Trial
First Amendment rights
separation of church and state
gptkbp:result fine imposed
gptkbp:significance debate on science and religion