Legal News for Thursday 3/13 - French Publishers Sue Meta, Trump Administration Seizes $20b in Climate Funds, Mass Layoffs at Department of Education
This Day in Legal History: Butler Act Passes in Tennessee
On March 13, 1925, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Butler Act, a law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the biblical account of creation and from teaching evolution. The law reflected growing tensions between religious fundamentalism and modern science in early 20th-century America. Although the statute faced little opposition in the legislature, it soon became the center of national controversy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sought to challenge the law and found a willing participant in John T…
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