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'''John E. Jones III''' is an activist federal judge notable for ruling that [[intelligent design]] is another name for creationism in the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case.<ref name="csmon">Grier , Peter and Josh Burek [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1221/p01s01-ussc.html Banned in Biology Class: Intelligent Design] Christian Science Monitor</ref>
'''John E. Jones III''' is an activist federal judge notable for ruling that [[intelligent design]] is another name for creationism in the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case.<ref name="csmon">Grier , Peter and Josh Burek [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1221/p01s01-ussc.html Banned in Biology Class: Intelligent Design] Christian Science Monitor</ref>
Judge Jones is a [[Republican in name only|Republican]] judge from [[Pennsylvania]], and was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]].<ref name="Cohn">Cohn, Robert A. [http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/325553899591448.php ''Judge explains 'intelligent design' ruling''] St. Louis Jewish Light January 1, 2008 </ref> One such case, the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]], was brought by the parents of 11 students from the Dover school district to remove [[intelligent design]] from district classrooms. Jones ruled that it should be removed, and this has sparked a controversy. [[Ann Coulter]] called Judge Jones a "hack."<ref name="Cohn"/>
Judge Jones is a [[Republican]] judge from [[Pennsylvania]], and was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]].<ref name="Cohn">Cohn, Robert A. [http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/325553899591448.php ''Judge explains 'intelligent design' ruling''] St. Louis Jewish Light January 1, 2008 </ref> One such case, the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]], was brought by the parents of 11 students from the Dover school district to remove [[intelligent design]] from district classrooms. Jones ruled that it should be removed, and this has sparked a controversy. [[Ann Coulter]] called Judge Jones a "hack."<ref name="Cohn"/>
==Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District ruling==
==Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District ruling==
After the trial, Judge Jones ordered the school district to pay over $2 million in legal fees to the ACLU's side. The case was not appealed for political reasons, so it is not known whether the opinion would have survived appeal.
After the trial, Judge Jones ordered the school district to pay over $2 million in legal fees to the ACLU's side. The case was not appealed for political reasons, so it is not known whether the opinion would have survived appeal.
Jones later made statements making clear that he knew that he had engaged in [[judicial activism]] in the case.<ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/11/judge_jones_admits_the_activis.html</ref>
Jones later made statements suggesting that he knew that he had engaged in [[judicial activism]] in the case.<ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/11/judge_jones_admits_the_activis.html</ref>
== Dickinson College Commencement Address==
== Dickinson College Commencement Address==