Legal Opinion
Wright v. Houston Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1973No. 72-3463PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
In this 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 case, plaintiffs seek to enjoin the Houston Independent School District and the Texas State Board of Education from teaching the theory of evolution, without teaching the other theories regarding human origin. Plaintiffs contend that including the study of evolution in the school’s curriculum constitutes the establishment of a sectarian, atheistic religion and inhibits the free exercise of their own religion in violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The District Court, after a hearing on defendants’ motion under Rule 12(b)(6),…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Epperson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mark Stephen Shanley, by Next Friend v. Northeast Independent School District, Bexar County, Texas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Wright v. Houston Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- Augustus v. School Board Of Escambia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Crowley v. Smithsonian InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Augustus v. School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Crowley v. Smithsonian InstitutionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Wright v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973