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A mock trial is a simulation or enactment of a judicial proceeding. Mock trials provide students with knowledge of the judicial system, legal process, and courtroom procedures.
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Kids learn about landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court including Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, and more. Why are these cases important?
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The modern climate litigation movement dates back roughly two decades. One of the most notable cases began in 2013, when a group of citizens in the Netherlands sued their government for failing to take preventive measures against climate change. The court ruled in their favour in 2015 and ordered that the country reduce in greenhouse-gas emissions ...
Whereas Julianawill hinge on how climate change is affecting the United States, this week’s case will be focused on Montana’s citizens. A state climate assessment conducted in 2021 found that Montana’s rate of warming has exceeded that of the United Statesas a whole since 1895. The state has also been facing climate-related droughts, floods, wildfi...
Up to this point, the state legislature has been trying to keep the case out of court. One of its latest attempts was repealing a 30-year-old energy policy that prioritized the development of the state’s fossil-fuel industry. This narrowed the scope of the trial, but Seeley has ruled that the youths’ complaints about the state’s environmental-polic...
Select three or four concepts or cases you want the students to grasp. Prepare a compilation worksheet or capture sheet that has space for each of the concepts. Make enough copies for every student.
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Participate in interactive landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped history and have an impact on law-abiding citizens today.
Jul 7, 2023 · Christie Nold offers educators advice today on how to teach about last week’s U.S. Supreme Court LGBTQ+ and affirmative action decisions and “controversial” topics. No ‘Debates’
There are a variety of case study methods to teach about court decisions, including the anatomy of a case, classifying arguments, unmarked opinions, applying precedent, and moot courts. They are listed below in order from the most basic to the most complicated method.
