Hand received national attention when he ruled for the plaintiffs in a case against the Alabama school board claiming that textbooks used in Alabama promoted secular humanism, and as such were in violation of the Establishment clause.
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The legislation drew fire from the powerful teacher's union, the Alabama Education Association, from the Alabama Department of Education, Alabama State Superintendent Tommy Bice, the Alabama Association of School Boards, and editorial boards of newspapers across the state.