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Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Preliminary Outlines of the Legal Issues and Proof, McLean v. Arkansas.
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Thomas, William A., Ed. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1982
Presents edited versions of plaintiff and defendant outlines of legal issues and proof (views of cases set to limit issues argued during trials) and trial briefs (comprehensive presentations of legal precedents and arguments) in McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education case focusing on balanced treatment of creationism/evolution in public schools.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Creationism, Elementary School Science
Act 590 of 1981--General Acts, 73rd General Assembly, State of Arkansas.
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Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1982
Presents the full text of Arkansas Act 590 (1981) requiring balanced treatment of creationism and evolution in public schools of this state. Includes, among others, requirements for balanced treatment, prohibition against religious instruction, requirements for nondiscrimination, definitions of "creation-science" and…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creationism, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
The Arkansas Creationism Trial: An Overview of the Legal and Scientific Issues.
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Holtzman, Eric; Klasfeld, David – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1982
Discusses various legal and scientific issues related to the McLean v. Arkansas 590 (balanced treatment of creationism/evolution), including nature of "creation-science," responses from scientists and lawyers, focus of the plaintiff's case (anticreationism), nature of science, and one example illustrating creationist tendency to use…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Creationism, Elementary School Science