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Nominations Sought for Street Law’s 2009 Educator of the Year

November 5, 2008 Each spring, Street Law, Inc. honors an exemplary law-related education teacher at the Annual Awards Dinner. Potential nominees include classroom teachers, school resource officers, law students, lawyers, and professionals from community-based organizations and juvenile justice settings. Read more

Founder of Street Law South Africa will be honored with the 2009 Advocate of the Year Award

October 30, 2008 Street Law is proud to announce the recipient of its 2009 Advocate of the Year Award. David Jan McQuoid-Mason is an influential law and human rights expert in South Africa. He founded the South African Street Law program and played a key role in the development of Street Law, Inc.’s Democracy for All and Human Rights for All texts and programs. Read more

The Legal Department of Macy’s Receives the Matthew J. Whitehead, II Diversity Award

October 23, 2008 This past week, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) presented the Matthew J. Whitehead, II Diversity Award to the Legal Department of Macy’s, Inc during its 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. Read more

Paul Clement to be Honored with Street Law's 2009 Chesterfield Smith Award

October 16, 2008 Street Law is proud to announce the recipient of its 2009 Chesterfield Smith Award: The Honorable Paul D. Clement. Read more

Street Law Receives State Department Grant to Expand Work in Egypt

October 8, 2008 In September 2008, Street Law was awarded a grant from the U.S. State Department to implement a Model American Congress (MAC) program at two universities in Egypt—Alexandria University and Cairo University. Read more

Supreme Court Seminar for Atlanta Area Teachers

October 1, 2008 Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society are excited to announce the expansion of the Supreme Court Institutes and Seminar into Atlanta, GA. Read more

Street Law Conducts IP Training in Baltimore

September 24, 2008 Street Law staff traveled to Baltimore, MD, September 19–20, 2008, to train teachers from California, New Jersey, and Virginia to teach about intellectual property law. Read more

Street Law Mourns the Loss of David Bostrom

September 16, 2008 David dedicated much of his career to community policing—a policing philosophy that promotes a relationship of trust and respect between police officers and the public and results in safer communities. Street Law has shared his vision for more than 30 years, offering curricula, training, and programs to help school- and community-based officers build positive relationships with young people while teaching them important skills and information. Read more

Street Law Consultant Appointed by President Bush to the 2008-2009 Class of White House Fellows

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Street Law Staff Travel to Katmandu, Nepal

September 4, 2008 Street Law staffers Mary C. Larkin and Judith Zimmer are training educators from the Nepali government and community groups in Katmandu, Nepal, September 4–19, 2008. Read more

Street Law Awards Dinner: April 22, 2009

August 25, 2008 Street Law, Inc. is pleased to announce the date of its Fifth Annual Awards Dinner. The gala will be held on April 22, 2009, at the Fairmont Washington, D.C. Read more

New Program Helps Teens Transition to Adulthood with Real-Life Advice

August 18, 2008 After years of specializing in juvenile dependency law, it was clear to Laura Dym Cohen that many young people needed help understanding the system and finding resources to get their lives together. Extra help was even more crucial for youth who did not have parental support and guidance. So Cohen created a course based on Street Law curriculum to teach critical law-related life skills, including one-on-one counseling to help teenagers make the transition to adulthood. Read more

Leader of Rutgers-Newark Street Law Program Honored as Young Lawyer of the Year

August 11, 2008 Alycia M. Guichard, Supervising Attorney and New Jersey Bar Fellow for the Street Law Program at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, has been selected to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Read more

Street Law, Inc. Launches New Web Site!

July 14, 2008 Street Law, Inc. is thrilled to announce the launch of its new and improved web site! You are invited to take a tour of the organization's new online home. Read more

Street Law Announces Release Date of New Textbook

July 10, 2008 The upcoming edition includes new information, practical advice, and competency-building activities designed to help students analyze, evaluate, and resolve legal disputes and incorporates the best features of earlier editions. Read more

Street Law Expands to Nepal

July 9, 2008 Street Law, Inc. has partnered with UNICEF to encourage a culture of peace, human rights, and civic literacy in Nepal through training workshops and curricula development. Read more

Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars Participant Count Surpasses 1,000

July 8, 2008 Megan Lawlor is a social studies teacher and director of the law academy at Hirsch High School on the south side of Chicago. On June 19, 2008, she also became the 1,000th teacher to participate in the Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars for Teachers. Read more

Leon Silverman receives 2008 Chesterfield Smith Award

April 20, 2008 On April 17, 2008, Leon Silverman—chairman of the Supreme Court Historical Society’s board of trustees and of counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP—received the Chesterfield Smith Award at Street Law’s 2008 Awards Dinner. Read more

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