America’s Most Famous Court Trial

At Liberty by At Liberty

Aug 8, 202551:01News & Politics

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court — and the whole country tuned in. This week, the ACLU’s Daniel Mach joins Kamau to discuss the...

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