What Do Court Decisions Say About Teaching Evolution?

Episode 365 • December 14, 2009 • 00:11:04
What Do Court Decisions Say About Teaching Evolution?
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What Do Court Decisions Say About Teaching Evolution?

Dec 14 2009 | 00:11:04

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Show Notes

This episode of ID the Future features Casey Luskin interviewed by Kevin Wirth on the key legal cases involving teachers teaching evolution. What does the case law say about teachers' rights and free speech?

Luskin, a lawyer with a science background, published a survey of case law in Hamline University Law Review to help the public understand what the courts have ruled on the topic of teaching origins.

This survey of twenty-one cases investigates the question many teacher, parents, and students ask: what is legal when it comes to teaching evolution? Can public schools teach scientific critiques of evolution? What does Discovery Institute recommend for teaching in schools? Find out by downloading the survey of case law here.

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