Friday, May 26, 2006
Cobb County Sticker Case Sent Back, May be Retried
AP: "A federal appeals court on Thursday sent back a lower court's order for a suburban Atlanta school district to remove textbook stickers calling evolution "a theory, not a fact," citing a lack of evidence in the case.
"The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the federal district court must determine whether the government's actions are 'religiously neutral.' The ruling by the three-judge panel means the case could be retried.
"'We simply choose not to attempt to decide this case based on a less-than-complete record on appeal or fewer than all facts,' the panel wrote."
Stay tuned for more...
"The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the federal district court must determine whether the government's actions are 'religiously neutral.' The ruling by the three-judge panel means the case could be retried.
"'We simply choose not to attempt to decide this case based on a less-than-complete record on appeal or fewer than all facts,' the panel wrote."
Stay tuned for more...
