Appeals court asks mediation on evolution stickers
18th February 2005
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/18/05
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has asked both sides in the Cobb County evolution disclaimers case to meet with a mediator March 1.
The step is an intermediate one as the county school board appeals a federal court ruling banning disclaimers on textbooks that call evolution “a theory, not a fact.”
The court’s request surprised neither Michael Manely, who represents parents who want the disclaimers removed, nor Linwood Gunn, who represents the school board. The two lawyers don’t expect it to come to much, either.