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Nebraska Judicial News
A special events publication of the
Nebraska Supreme Court Nebraska Judicial News - May 2007 (Law Day 2007) Nebraska Judicial News - October 2006 (Constitution Day 2006) |
More generally, LRE seeks to help youth become citizens who contribute positively to their communities through the development of beliefs and values that support and underlie the rule of law, in addition to obtaining the necessary LRE knowledge and skills.
The Nebraska State Bar Foundation has been designated as the State Center for Law-Related Education in Nebraska by Youth for Justice, a cooperative program supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the United States Department of Justice. The Foundation sponsors the Nebraska High School Mock Trial Project, Reaching the Age of Majority booklet, and various Law Day celebration activities as wells as newly emerging LRE programs and projects.
| Age of Majority Booklet |
- impressing upon 10,000 students annually their rights and responsibilities as adults in a free society A committee of attorneys, college professors, government agency personnel, and others annually review this booklet. Volunteer lawyers also make classroom presentations. |
| Constitution Day | - helping our students appreciate this historic and important document |
| Law and Learning Newsletter | - updating more than 9,000 educators, lawyers, and judges on LRE at the state and national levels |
| Law Day Essay Contest | - providing Law Day lessons for 1,500 educators; providing a forum for 300 students who choose to express their ideas about liberty and the law through the Essay Contest The Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court presents awards to winners. County and District Court judges visit participating classrooms. |
| Law Day Job Shadowing | - giving 600 students an up-close look at careers in the law Nearly 100 legal professionals coordinate and act as hosts. |
| Mock Trial | - involving over 1,200 students and over 85 teachers statewide annually More than 500 legal professionals serves as coaches and judges. |
| School Resource Officer Training | - providing school resource officers with a Cops and Kids day-long workshop, developed by the Constitutional Rights Foundation |
| Teen Parents and the Law | - guiding and encouraging over 300 teen parents This program involves a variety of legal professionals as "pals." |
| We the People | - engaging over 1,000 students annually Congressional representatives, attorneys, and journalists serve as coaches and judges for this new program. |
| You the Juror Orientation Video | - informing more than 10,000 members of the public on their responsibilities while serving on a jury |
