The American Bar Association and Federal Judicial Center will conduct the 14th Annual Federal Trials and Great Debates in U.S. History summer institute in Washington, DC, June 23-28, 2019. Designed especially for teachers of U.S. History, Government, Civics, and Law, the program deepens participants’ knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the role the federal courts have played in key public controversies that have defined our constitutional and other legal rights. Cases to be studied in 2019 include:
- U.S. v. Susan B. Anthony: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage
- Chew Heong v. U.S.: Chinese Exclusion and the Federal Courts
- U.S. v. Cassius Clay: Muhammad Ali’s Fight Against the Vietnam Draft
Participants work closely throughout the week-long Institute with leading historians, federal judges, and curriculum consultants, focusing on three landmark federal trials through curriculum developed by the Federal Judicial Center. Participant expenses are paid. Applications due March 1, 2019. Learn More.
Deadline Date:
March 1, 2019
Dates:
June 23, 2019 - June 28, 2019