[16] In the 21st century right wing commentators have accused it of being woke because of its support for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

[19] The National Center for Science Education noted, "One of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs is Wendell Bird, a former staff attorney for the Institute for Creation Research.

As a special assistant attorney general for Louisiana, he defended the state's "equal time" law, which was ruled to be unconstitutional in Edwards v.

[20] The Association retained leading intelligent design proponent Michael Behe to testify in the case as an expert witness.

Behe's expert witness report claimed that the Christian textbooks were excellent works for high school students and he defended that view in a deposition.