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Photo Album: 2012 Street Law Awards Dinner

8 May 2012

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Photo Album: Summer Associates 2011 Pilot Program @ Paul Weiss

1 May 2012

The photos in this album document the culminating negotiation showcase event of the Summer Associates 2011 Pilot Program at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Washington, DC.      ... Read more

ACC-St. Louis and Thompson Coburn launch new Street Law Program in St. Louis

27 March 2012

The road to a legal career isn’t always smooth. Sixty-eight students from Cardinal Ritter College Prep learned that lesson quite literally on March 16 when one of their buses broke down on the freeway en route to a unique legal education program called Street Law . ... Read more

Photo Album: Voter Registration Drive at Howard Community College

15 March 2012

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Street Law Presents the 2012 Chesterfield Smith Award to the RFK Family

13 March 2012

Street Law, Inc. is proud to announce the recipient of its 2012 Chesterfield Smith Award—the Robert F. Kennedy Family.  The award, which is Street Law’s highest honor, will be presented at the Street Law Awards Dinner on April 25, 2012, in Washington, DC. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend will accept... Read more

Resource Pack: Teaching about the Commerce Clause & Health Care Reform

12 March 2012

Over three days in late March 2012 (March 26-28), the U.S. Supreme Court will hear six hours of oral argument in highly publicized cases challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This unusual argument schedule indicates how important the constitutional challenges to the ACA are at the Supreme... Read more

Street Law Helps Howard Community College Students Register Students to Vote

9 March 2012

In recent times, political scientists and social commentators have cautioned that the U.S. has become a “nation of spectators”—a nation of people disengaged from their governments, communities and each other. Street Law programs envision and promote an active and activist form of civic learning for everyone.  Specifically, Street Law’s Community College Program... Read more

Best Practices Workshop for Diversity Pipeline Programs

6 March 2012

On April 25, Street Law is hosting its annual workshop on Best Practices in Diversity Pipeline Programs. The workshop will take place just prior to our 2012 Awards Dinner, and will feature Street Law's newest resources and opportunities for collaboration and networking. Participants will have the chance to meet with... Read more

Everyday Law in Dubai

5 March 2012

In February 2012, Street Law, Inc., with help of a grant from U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative , and in partnership with General Electric (GE) , kicked off the final phase of their pilot public legal education program in Dubai, UAE. “Everyday Law in Dubai”... Read more

Opening the Door to the Legal System

1 March 2012

Street Law program introduces high schoolers to law in daily life—and in a moot-court trial. The rhetoric of the attorneys for both sides was a bit overheated at times: “If there were no gun, Riley would still have fun,” the plaintiff’s attorney argued. The defendant’s attorney said, “Steven... Read more

Susan Strickland Receives 2012 Educator of the Year Award

27 February 2012

Street Law, Inc. is proud to announce the recipient of its 2012 Educator of the Year Award: Susan Strickland, a social studies teacher at Friendly High School in Fort Washington, MD. This award is given annually to an individual who educates students in an exceptional manner and uses... Read more

A Street Law Instructor's Perspective on the Value of Law-Related Education

21 February 2012

Law and Civic Education From the HuffingtonPost.com At a time when the phrase "legal education" evokes images of state-of-the-art graduate institutions and intimidating textbooks larger than the bleary-eyed students transporting them, it's hard to believe that there was once a time in our nation's... Read more

Paul Weiss Receives Street Law's 2012 Law Firm Community Service Award

30 January 2012

Street Law, Inc. is proud to announce the recipient of its 2012 Law Firm Community Service Award: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. This award is given annually to a law firm that, through participation in a Street Law program, has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to service... Read more

Webinar: How to Start a Street Law Program at Your Law School

30 January 2012

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A Crucible Moment: A Call for a Change in Higher Education

18 January 2012

In mid-January, the United States Department of Education and the Association of American Colleges and Universities released "A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy's Future" at an event at the White House. This report from the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement reminds the nation that the... Read more

Verizon Volunteers Help Local Students Apply to College

12 January 2012

In 2011, after a successful Diversity Pipeline Program with nearby JEB Stuart High School, Verizon attorney and Street Law volunteer Susan Dujack began to think about what she and her colleagues could do to offer continuing support to the enthusiastic students they had met that year. Susan was struck by... Read more

Awards Dinner & Educator of the Year

5 January 2012

Street Law’s 2012 Awards Dinner and the Pipeline Best Practices Workshop will be held on April 25, 2012!  We hope to see many of you there.  We’ll soon send out information about the pipeline workshop that will take place just before the dinner. Information about the 2012... Read more

Winter 2012 Update

3 January 2012

Street Law would like to send a very hearty “Thank You” to all of the teachers who participate in the pipeline programs with companies across the country.  We know that without your collaboration and extra work, this project would never be possible!  If you teach law or government, you might... Read more

Verizon Legal Department Receives Street Law's 2012 Legal Diversity Pipeline Award

13 December 2011

Street Law, Inc. is proud to announce the recipient of its 2012 Legal Diversity Pipeline Award—the legal department at Verizon Communications Inc. The award will be presented at the Street Law Awards Dinner on April 25, 2012, in Washington, DC. Randy Milch, executive vice president and general counsel,... Read more

Nominations Sought for 2012 Educator of the Year

13 December 2011

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. The 2012 Educator of the Year Award, sponsored by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, will be presented... Read more

Students Develop Important Skills through Civil Rights Education

9 December 2011

Street Law, Inc. has received a grant from the Norflet Progress Fund to develop civil rights education programs in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states through partnerships with KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Schools, the National Black Law Students Association, and the National Bar Association. Through a three-tiered approach, Street Law will... Read more

Street Law Trains Teachers in Kyrgyzstan to Deliberate Controversial Issues

7 December 2011

In spring 2011, Street Law, Inc., with the help of a grant from the ACE Insurance Company, partnered with the Public Foundation for Childhood Support (an NGO in Bishkek) to improve the methods and resources for teaching about the rule of law in Kyrgyzstan.  The country—recently wracked with ethnic conflict—was an ideal... Read more

Looking for materials from NCSS?

6 December 2011

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Allstate's Chicago Staff Counsel Teach Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

1 December 2011

The following was excerpted from Allstate's Department of Law and Regulation intranet: The Chicago Staff Counsel in partnership with Street Law, Vital Communities, and The Illinois Family and Children Services completed their first round of presentations for Youth in Transition at Lawrence Hall on November 17, 2011.  This... Read more

Highlights from NCSS 2011: Resource Pack

1 December 2011

Materials from Street Law's Sessions at NCSS Preview of the Supreme Court Term Lee Arbetman presented two Fourth Amendment case studies from the current term and discussed some "cases to watch." Look for our background and lesson plans related to the healthcare cases this spring,... Read more

Diversity Pipeline Evaluation Report Published

28 November 2011

A 2010–11 evaluation of the NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program shows that participating students ended the program more interested in legal careers and more knowledgeable about some aspects of the legal profession. The program, which matches law firms with nearby, diverse high schools, aims to educate young people... Read more
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