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FREILER v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH BD. OF EDUCATION

Civil Action No. 94-3577.

975 F.Supp. 819 (1997)

Herb FREILER, Sam Smith, and John Jones, v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH BOARD OF EDUCATION, E.F. Bailey, Robert Caves, Maxine Dixon, LeRoy Hart, Ruth Watson, Donnie Williams, Sr., Art Zieske, and Ted Cason.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

August 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Robert Hashek, Roberts, Katz & Baudier, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs.

William D. Treeby, Barry W. Ashe, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Kenneth F. Sills, Hammonds & Sills, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

LIVAUDAIS, District Judge.

This is an action challenging the constitutionality of a resolution mandating that a disclaimer of endorsement of the scientific theory of evolution be read by all teachers in Tangipahoa Parish public schools to their students prior to presenting the subject matter of this material in class. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, as it arises...

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