Virtual Teachers Speaker Series
– Exploring Student Free Speech Rights
Join the ABA and the Sacramento Federal Judicial Library and Learning Center Foundation over the summer of a three-part virtual speakers series exploring student free speech rights. The series is free and open to any teachers from across the country. This program is being offered with support from the James B. McClatchy Foundation.
July 15th at 3pm ET | 12pm PT
Digging into Mahanoy v. B.L. with New York Times Legal Correspondent Adam Liptak
NY Times SCOTUS reporter Adam Liptak will be joined by Joaquin Alvarado (Co-Founder Studio To Be and James B. McClatchy Foundation Board Member) to explore the recent Supreme Court ruling in Mahanoy v. B.L. (the cheerleader cursing case) and to talk about current student free speech rights and case law. Adam will also provide insight on his role as a Supreme Court reporter.
Adam Liptak,
Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times @NY Times
Joaquin Alvarado,
Co-Founder Studio To Be and James B. McClatchy Foundation Board Member)
July 29th at 3pm ET | 12pm PT
Student Religious Rights – Understanding Elk Grove v. Newdow
Join us with the attorneys and school administration involved directly in this SCOTUS case to get an insider perspective of how a case gets to the Supreme Court and insight into the nuances and limitations of student religious exercise rights.
August 12th at 3pm ET | 12pm PT
Applying Tinker v. Des Moines in Your Classroom
Join us with the team from iCivics to discuss classroom application of landmark First Amendment school cases through the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap – get classroom ready resources you can put to use in the fall.
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