Legal Opinion
McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided January 5, 1982No. LR C 81 322PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
OVERTON, District Judge.
Introduction
On March 19, 1981, the Governor of Arkansas signed into law. Act 590 of 1981, entitled the “Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act.” The Act is codified as Ark.Stat.Ann. § 80-1663, et seq. (1981 Supp.). Its essential mandate is stated in its first sentence: “Public schools within this State shall give balanced treatment to creation-science and to evolution-science.” On May 27, 1981, this suit was filed 1 challenging the consti tutional validity of Act 590 on three distinct grounds.
First, it is contended that Act…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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