McLEAN v. STATE OF ARK.

No. 81-2023.

663 F.2d 47 (1981)

Bill McLEAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees; Arkansas Citizens for Balanced Education in Origins, et al., Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell R. Bird, El Cajon, Cal., for appellants.

Henry J. Osterloh, Little Rock, Ark., for Pulaski City Special School Dist.

Philip E. Kaplan, David L. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Bruce Ennis & Jack Novik, New York City, for American Civil Liberties Union.

Before BRIGHT, STEPHENSON, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 9, 1981.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal arises out of a suit challenging the constitutionality of Act 590 of the 1981 General Assembly of Arkansas, referred to by some as the Balanced Treatment Act, and by others as the Creation-Science Act. Appellants are four organizations and 15 individuals who sought leave in the court below to intervene as defendants. In a memorandum order filed August 20, 1981, the District Court...

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