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Street Law’s Review of the 2019 SCOTUS Term: Stats, Highlights, and Blockbuster Decisions
—By Lee Arbetman The Supreme Court’s October 2019 Term was one for the ages. Regardless of one’s politics there were decisions to love (or at least like) and decisions to hate (or at least disapprove of). A few aspects of the…
Street Law Believes Black Lives Matter
Dear Friends, For nearly 50 years, Street Law programs around the world have addressed issues of racial inequality and injustice. We teach about and embrace: the Constitution, our democracy, basic human rights, the rule of law, and the struggle to…
Street Law Executive Director to Retire
Silver Spring, MD – Lee Arbetman, executive director of Street Law, Inc., is retiring in December 2020 after more than 45 years with the organization. Lee joined Street Law in 1975, as a law student and a former high school social studies…
Final 2020 SCOTUS in the Classroom Case
We’re excited to announce our final SCOTUS in the Classroom case for this term, Chiafalo v. Washington. This case challenges a Washington State “faithless elector” fine. The cases the Supreme Court will hear this May will be the first cases…
William Scott to be Honored as 2020 Educator of the Year
Street Law is proud to announce that the recipient of its 2020 Educator of the Year Award is social studies teacher William Scott. This award is given annually to an educator who teaches students in an exceptional manner and uses…
CNN: Live from the Supreme Court: It’s oral arguments as they happen for the first time ever
Street Law’s Executive Director Lee Arbetman was featured in a CNN article on the Supreme Court’s plan to livestream oral arguments for the first time. Lee told CNN that airing the Trump-US House document dispute live would enhance civic awareness….
Holland & Knight to Receive Street Law’s Excellence in Service Award
Street Law’s 2020 Excellence in Service Award will be presented to Holland & Knight LLP, an international law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys and 28 offices worldwide. The Excellence in Service Award recognizes the volunteer efforts of companies, law…
Spring 2020 SCOTUS in the Classroom Case
Spring 2020 SCOTUS in the Classroom Case We are excited to announce our Spring SCOTUS in the Classroom case: June Medical Services LLC v. Russo (formerly June Medical Services LLC v. Gee). This case involves a challenge to a Louisiana law that requires…
Volunteer Legal Experts Played Integral Role in the New Edition of the Street Law Textbook
Early this year, McGraw Hill Education printed the first copies of the 10th edition of Street Law: A Course in Practical Law. The seven-unit, 46-chapter text, which will begin appearing in high school classrooms across the country this spring, took most of 2019…
Home Depot Teaches Legal Life Skills to Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Since 2018, Home Depot’s legal department has partnered with Street Law, Inc. to bring legal life skills to survivors of sex trafficking at Wellspring Living Women’s Academy. Wellspring Living is a non-profit organization that provides survivors of domestic sex trafficking and those at…
