Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District

Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District was a landmark 2005 court case in Pennsylvania where a federal judge ruled that teaching intelligent design in public schools was unconstitutional. The case arose when the Dover school board mandated that biology classes include discussions of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution. The court found that intelligent design is a religious belief rather than a scientific theory, thus violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits government endorsement of religion. This ruling underscored the separation of church and state in educational settings.