Excerpt from the Decision of Judge John E. Jones III in Kitzmiller v Dover

McLean v. Ark. Bd. Of Educ.529, F. Supp. 1255, 1258 (ED. Ark.1982).

SeeScopes v. State, 154 Tenn. 1051927.

Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U.S. 971968.

Daniel v. Waters, 515 F.2d 485 (6th Cir.1975).

Edwards v. Arkansas, 482 U.S. 5781987.

County of Allegheny v. ACLU492 U.S. 573 at 5931989.

McCreary County, Ky. v. ACLU, 125 S. Ct. 2722, 2736–2736, 2005 U.S. LEXIS 5211 at *41 (2005); Santa Fe Independent Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 at 308 (2000); Selman v. Cobb County Sch. Dist., 390 F. Supp. 2d at 13062005.

Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668, 688 at 690 (O'Connor, J., concurring).

Santa Fe, 530 U.S. at 308.

Verbena United Methodist Church v. Chilton County Bd. of Educ., 765 F. Supp. 704, 711 (M.D. Ala. 1991) (quoting Bd. of Educ. of Westside Comm. Schools v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226, 2491990).

Based on information presented by the Plaintiffs at trial.

Conclusion based on witness testimony at trial.

Edwards, 482 U.S. at 591–92; McLean, 529 F. Supp. at 1267.

McLean, 529 F. Supp. at 1267, 1269.

Selman, 390 F. Supp. 2d at 1309 (emphasis in original).

Grand Rapids Sch. Dist. v. Ball473 U.S. 3731985at 390.

Lemon v. Kurtzman403 U.S. 602 (1971) at612–13.

McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU, 125 S. Ct.2005at 2733 (quoting Epperson, 393 U.S. at 104).