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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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Scopes v. State of Tennessee | 3 |
| 1925 Scopes Trial | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States state court case
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court case ⓘ criminal trial ⓘ landmark legal case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
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Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
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Scopes Trial
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| 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 of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Rhea County ⓘ |
| court | Criminal Court of Tennessee ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired the play Inherit the Wind ⓘ |
| defendant |
John T. Scopes
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John Thomas Scopes
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| defendantOccupation |
high school teacher
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science teacher ⓘ |
| defenseAttorney |
Arthur Garfield Hays
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Dudley Field Malone ⓘ |
| endDate | 1925-07-21 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced later debates over teaching evolution in U.S. public schools
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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
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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 |
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
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| prosecutor | William Jennings Bryan ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Edwards v. Aguillard
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Everson v. Board of Education ⓘ
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Epperson v. Arkansas
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| 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
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church–state relations ⓘ creationism ⓘ evolution ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| year | 1925 ⓘ |
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Inherit the Wind
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1925 Scopes Trial
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Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
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1925 Scopes Trial
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Scopes v. State of Tennessee
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Scopes v. State of Tennessee
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Scopes v. State of Tennessee