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The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy is honored to partner with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at ASU to celebrate the newly established Sandra Day O’Connor Civic Celebration Day, which was signed into law by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey in 2020.
Camp O’Connor Camp O’Connor is a free, merit-based summer program for middle school students providing civics education and leadership development. Participants gain a greater understanding of our democracy and their important role as citizens. LEARN MORE Civic Collaboratory The O’Connor Institute civic engagement laboratory gathers stakeholders concerning issues or topics to explore ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died in December, was rightly celebrated as a trailblazing jurist who brought common sense and moderation to the Supreme Court. She also was a champion of civics ...
Her legacy lives on through the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute, which she founded in 2009 to advance civil discourse, civic engagement, and civics education. Sandra Day O'Connor made history in 1981 when she was sworn in by then Chief Justice Warren Burger as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court in its 191-year history.
Dec 18, 2023 · Beyond her trailblazing role as the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor considered iCivics – a civics education nonprofit founded after she retired from the court – to be her “ most important legacy .”. “The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool,” O’Connor once ...
Sep 20, 2021 · A new documentary just released by American Experience, “ Sandra Day O’Connor: The First ,” provides new insights into this pioneering woman, recounting a life that reflected and shaped an era. Justice O’Connor forged a legal career at a time when few women did, serving in all three branches of Arizona state government before becoming ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor, who in 1981 became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and who wrote opinions on important education issues such as affirmative action, private school vouchers, and sex discrimination before devoting herself in retirement to improving civics education, died Friday at age 93.
