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MadameButterfly

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6. It appears that they believed a higher court would overturn a guilty verdict

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 01:16 PM

May 5

I expect victory on a technicality was a disappointment because all that effort and they didn't challenge constitutionality of the law.
Opposite of today where the highest court is justice goes to die.

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May 5, 1925: High school teacher John T. Scopes is arrested in Dayton, TN for teaching evolution [View all] Dennis Donovan May 5 OP

It was good while it lasted. n/t whopis01 May 5 #1

I was disappointed to read in his obit., that he became quite conservative, later on in life. 3Hotdogs May 5 #2

Really? He ran for Congress as a Socialist MadameButterfly May 5 #4

Oh that could NEVER happen again! choie May 5 #3

Who will be the next teacher arrested? Krazy_Kat May 5 #5

It appears that they believed a higher court would overturn a guilty verdict MadameButterfly May 5 #6

The old courthouse in Dayton still stands. You can visit the trial room upstairs... Martin Eden May 5 #7

Look for a redux of anti-intellectuals declaring science a crime. Hell... NNadir May 5 #8

I was about to say... OldBaldy1701E May 5 #9