The Supreme Court found laws banning the teaching of evolution to be an unconstitutional establishment of religion.
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned an Arkansas supreme court ruling that upheld Arkansas “Monkey Law” statutes banning the teaching of evolution in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and universities. The Court held that Arkansas violated the freedom of religion mandate of the First Amendment as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment under the incorporation doctrine. Justice Abe Fortas
Academic freedom
Edwards v. Aguillard
Engel v. Vitale
Evolution and creationism
Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education
Lee v. Weisman
Religion, establishment of
School prayer
Wallace v. Jaffree