The Nation : ‘Creationism’ Law Voided

Louisiana’s law requiring that creation theory be given equal weight with the teaching of evolution in public schools was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. “The act’s intended effect is to discredit evolution by counterbalancing its teaching at every turn with the teaching of creationism, a religious belief,” the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling. The court upheld a lower court ruling against the 1981 law, which has never been enforced.