1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 486 F.2d
  5. 486 F.2d 137 (1973)
 

WRIGHT v. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

No. 72-3463.

486 F.2d 137 (1973)

Rita WRIGHT et al., Plaintiffs, Leona Weber, acting as next friend for Rita Wright, a minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, John R. Brown, Sr., Individually, etc., et al., Intervenors-Appellants, v. The HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 30, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert L. Coffman, Houston, Tex., for John R. Brown, Sr., and others.

James S. Kelly, Houston, Tex., for Barbara Drew and Mrs. Drew.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., James C. McCoy, Bruce Youngblood, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for Central and Edgar.

William Key Wilde, Kelly Frels, Houston, Tex., for Houston Ind. Sch. Dist., Bd. of Trustees and Pres. of Bd. of Trustees.

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 30, 1973.

PER 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...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases