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Shermer, Michael Brant – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1991
Describes origin of amicus curiae brief submitted in response to the Louisiana Balanced Treatment Act for creation science and evolution science that had been struck down in the Federal Court of Louisiana in 1985 and was being appealed to the Supreme Court. Discusses the historical significance for the collective defining and defending of science…
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Creationism, Elementary Secondary Education