Dover Area School District case

The Dover Area School District case, decided in 2005, revolved around intelligent design in public school science classes. Parents objected to the school's policy of introducing intelligent design as an alternative to evolution. The case went to court, where a judge ruled that the policy violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits government endorsement of religion. The decision affirmed that intelligent design is essentially religion, not science, thus ensuring that public schools must teach evolution without promoting religious beliefs. This case highlighted the ongoing debate between science and religious perspectives in education.