State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Scopes v. State

Decided January 17, 1927. Grafton Green wrote the opinion for the court.

289 S.W. 363 · Cited 55 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Atkin v. Kansas · 191 U.S. 207
People v. . Crane · 108 N.E. 427
Waugh v. Board of Trustees of Univ. of Miss. · 237 U.S. 589
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Heim v. McCall · 239 U.S. 175
Scopes v. State · 278 S.W. 57
Caldwell Co. v. Lea · 272 S.W. 715

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