State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes

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State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes was a landmark 1925 American legal case in which a high school teacher was tried for teaching evolution, symbolizing the national conflict between modern science and religious fundamentalism.

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instanceOf United States state court case
court case
criminal trial
landmark legal case
alsoKnownAs Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes Trial
appealCourt Tennessee Supreme Court
appealDate 1927
appealOutcome conviction overturned on technicality
broadcast one of the first U.S. trials broadcast on radio
charge teaching evolution in a public school
city Dayton
country United States
county Rhea County
court Criminal Court of Tennessee
culturalImpact inspired the play Inherit the Wind
defendant John Thomas Scopes
linked to: John T. Scopes
defendantOccupation high school teacher
science teacher
defenseAttorney Arthur Garfield Hays
Dudley Field Malone
endDate 1925-07-21
historicalSignificance influenced later debates over teaching evolution in U.S. public schools
symbolized national conflict between modern science and religious fundamentalism
holding Butler Act constitutional but conviction reversed due to improper fine setting
issue conflict between modern science and religious fundamentalism
legality of teaching human evolution in public schools
judge John T. Raulston
jurisdiction Tennessee
leadDefenseAttorney Clarence Darrow
legalBasis Butler Act
location Dayton, Tennessee
mediaCoverage extensive national press coverage
participant American Civil Liberties Union
plaintiff State of Tennessee
linked to: Tennessee
prosecutor William Jennings Bryan
relatedCase Edwards v. Aguillard
Epperson v. Arkansas
relatedLegislation laws restricting the teaching of evolution in the United States
sentence fine of 100 US dollars
sponsorOfDefense American Civil Liberties Union
startDate 1925-07-10
subjectMatter academic freedom
church–state relations
creationism
evolution
verdict guilty
year 1925

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Criminal Court of Tennessee notableCase State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
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John T. Scopes legalCase Scopes v. State of Tennessee
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Butler Act notableCase State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Inherit the Wind basedOn 1925 Scopes Trial
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Inherit the Wind (1960 film) historicalBasis 1925 Scopes Trial
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Dayton, Tennessee eventLocationOf State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Dudley Field Malone participantIn State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
John T. Raulston presidedOver State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Rhea County locationOfEvent 1925 Scopes Trial
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Center of the Storm about 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial
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Scopes v. State fullCaseName John Thomas Scopes v. The State
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Epperson v. Arkansas relatedCase Scopes v. State (Scopes Monkey Trial)
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Rhea County, Tennessee knownFor 1925 Scopes Trial
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