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Peer reviewedCoplan, Carol – Update on Law-Related Education, 1987
Offers a midterm report on United States Supreme Court Cases. The cases dealt with voting rights, affirmative action, jury bias, the handicapped status of AIDS victims, religious holidays for teachers, and political spending of nonprofit corporations. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Download full textFenske, Kenneth F., Ed. – Update on the Courts, 1996
This special issue is intended to help teachers educate students about today's important U.S. Supreme Court and other judicial decisions, the legal issues they involve, and their impact on students' lives. The issue focuses upon the 1995 term of the Supreme Court and the tendency for the justices to vote unanimously. An overview of the cases and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedUpdate on Law-Related Education, 1999
Gives background information on 12 famous litigators who each influenced the future of the judicial system and transformed the United States into what it is today; included, among others, are John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall, Daniel Webster, and Clara Shortridge Foltz. (CMK)
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Courts, Federal Courts
