Segraves v. State of California
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Segraves v. California was a 1981 court case in which the Kelly Segraves, parent of three schoolchildren sued the state which they accused of violating the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
to the US Constitution by teaching evolutionary biology. The judge however found that California's anti-dogmatism policy gave sufficient accommodation to the views of Segraves.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
to the US Constitution by teaching evolutionary biology. The judge however found that California's anti-dogmatism policy gave sufficient accommodation to the views of Segraves.