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McLEAN v. ARKANSAS BD. OF ED.

No. LR C 81 322.

529 F.Supp. 1255 (1982)

Rev. Bill McLEAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The ARKANSAS BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, W. D.

January 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Cearley, Jr., Cearley, Gitchel, Mitchell & Roachell, Philip E. Kaplan, Kaplan, Hollingsworth & Brewer, P.A., Little Rock, Ark., Bruce Ennis, Jack Novik, ACLU Foundation, Anthony Siano, Gary Crawford, David Klasfeld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., David L. Williams, Deputy Atty. Gen., Frederick K. Campbell, Callis Childs, Asst. Attys. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for defendants.

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...

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