LeVake v. Independent School District 656

Rodney LeVake v Independent School District 656, et al. was a 2000 court case heard in the Minnesota State District Court. The case was brought by high school biology teacher Rodney LeVake who had been told by the Faribault Public Schools that he could not teach the "evidence both for and against the theory" of evolution.^[1]^[2]

Related cases

Creation science / Intelligent design vs. evolution

Court Cases	Scopes Trial - 1925 Epperson v. Arkansas - 1968 Wright v. Houston Independent School District - 1972 Willoughby v. Stever - 1973 Daniel v. Waters - 1975 Hendren v. Campbell - 1977 Segraves v. California - 1981 McLean v. Arkansas - 1982 Edwards v. Aguillard - 1987 Webster v. New Lenox School District - 1990 Bishop v. Aronov - 1991 Peloza v. Capistrano School District - 1994 Hellend v. South Bend Community School Corporation - 1996 Freiler v. Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education - 1997 Edwards v. California University of Pennsylvania - 1998 LeVake v. Independent School District 656 - 2000 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District - 2005 Selman v. Cobb County School District - 2006

See Also	Academic Freedom bills Creation and evolution in public education Establishment Clause Lemon v. Kurtzman - 1971 Objections to evolution Michael Ruse Teach the Controversy

References

↑ Matsumura, Molleen; Mead, Louise (2007-07-31). "Ten Major Court Cases about Evolution and Creationism". National Center for Science Education. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
↑ "LeVake v. Independent School District No. 656 (2001-2001)". First Amendment Center. Retrieved 2009-12-08.

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