Creationism in the classroom: does it matter? Kitzmiller 20 years on

December 20 was the 20th anniversary of the day on which Judge John Jones III handed down his decisive ruling that Intelligent Design was a version of creationism and as such could not be taught within the publicly funded US school system. Here I lay out why I think that the ruling is not necessarily secure, review what is at stake, and argue that it matters very much indeed.