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Jones accused the pro-intelligent design School Board in the ''Kitzmiller'' case of [[deceit|deceitful]] tactics, but of course this was his opinion, and not prosecuted.<ref> "n7 ... In fact, one consistency among the Dover School Board members' testimony, which was marked by selective memories and outright lies under oath, as will be discussed in more detail below, is that they did not think they needed to be knowledgeable about ID because it was not being taught to the students. We disagree." Judge John E. Jones III, Republican, in Kitzmiller v. Dover Independent School District, 400 F. Supp. 2d 707, 727.</ref>  Legal scholars Jay D. Wexler and Arnold H. Loewy questioned Judge Jones's ruling. <ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/03/kitzmiller_attorney_uses_harsh.html</ref> Also, the WorldNetDaily stated: "A historic judicial ruling against intelligent design theory hailed as a "broad, stinging rebuke" and a "masterpiece of wit, scholarship and clear thinking" actually had material in its "finding of facts" that was "cut and pasted" from a brief by [[ACLU]] lawyers and includes many of their provable errors, contends the Seattle-based Discovery Institute." <ref>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53330</ref><ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=3829</ref><ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/01/a_response_to_darwinist_defend.html</ref>  This information was originally published in a press release from the [[Discovery Institute]], and are contested.<ref>For a rebuttal argument, see [http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/jan06.html#part2 here]</ref>

Jones accused the pro-intelligent design School Board in the ''Kitzmiller'' case of [[deceit|deceitful]] tactics, but of course this was his opinion, and not prosecuted.<ref> "n7 ... In fact, one consistency among the Dover School Board members' testimony, which was marked by selective memories and outright lies under oath, as will be discussed in more detail below, is that they did not think they needed to be knowledgeable about ID because it was not being taught to the students. We disagree." Judge John E. Jones III, Republican, in Kitzmiller v. Dover Independent School District, 400 F. Supp. 2d 707, 727.</ref>  Legal scholars Jay D. Wexler and Arnold H. Loewy questioned Judge Jones's ruling. <ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/03/kitzmiller_attorney_uses_harsh.html</ref> Also, the WorldNetDaily stated: "A historic judicial ruling against intelligent design theory hailed as a "broad, stinging rebuke" and a "masterpiece of wit, scholarship and clear thinking" actually had material in its "finding of facts" that was "cut and pasted" from a brief by [[ACLU]] lawyers and includes many of their provable errors, contends the Seattle-based Discovery Institute." <ref>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53330</ref><ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=3829</ref><ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/01/a_response_to_darwinist_defend.html</ref>  This information was originally published in a press release from the [[Discovery Institute]], and are contested.<ref>For a rebuttal argument, see [http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/jan06.html#part2 here]</ref>

After the trial, Judge Jones signed an order that prohibited any appeal of his decision and awarded over $2 million in legal fees to the ACLU's side.

After the trial, Judge Jones signed an order that prohibited any appeal of his decision and awarded over $2 million in legal fees to the ACLU's side.