Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Home
For Teachers
Unit 1: Civil Rights Litigation: Purposes, Processes, and Promises
Unit 2: Prisoners’ Rights Mock Trial
Unit 3: Title IX: Gender Equality in Public Education
Unit 4: Stop-and-Frisk: Fourth Amendment Violation or Necessary for Public Safety?
Unit 5: Free Speech Rights in School
Unit 6: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Additional Materials: Civil rights in a Trump Era teach-out
For Students
Unit 1: Civil Rights Litigation: Purposes, Processes, and Promises
Unit 2: Prisoners’ Rights Mock Trial
Unit 3: Title IX: Gender Equality in Public Education
Unit 4: Stop-and-Frisk: Fourth Amendment Violation or Necessary for Public Safety?
Unit 5: Free Speech Rights in School
Unit 6: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Additional Materials: Civil rights in a Trump Era teach-out
Downloads
Glossary
People
Contact
Menu
Home
For Teachers
Unit 1: Civil Rights Litigation: Purposes, Processes, and Promises
Unit 2: Prisoners’ Rights Mock Trial
Unit 3: Title IX: Gender Equality in Public Education
Unit 4: Stop-and-Frisk: Fourth Amendment Violation or Necessary for Public Safety?
Unit 5: Free Speech Rights in School
Unit 6: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Additional Materials: Civil rights in a Trump Era teach-out
For Students
Unit 1: Civil Rights Litigation: Purposes, Processes, and Promises
Unit 2: Prisoners’ Rights Mock Trial
Unit 3: Title IX: Gender Equality in Public Education
Unit 4: Stop-and-Frisk: Fourth Amendment Violation or Necessary for Public Safety?
Unit 5: Free Speech Rights in School
Unit 6: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Additional Materials: Civil rights in a Trump Era teach-out
Downloads
Glossary
People
Contact
All Downloads
Teacher Resources
Unit 1
Lesson 1: What is Litigation?
Lesson 1: What is Litigation?
Lesson 2: What are the Steps of Litigation?
Lesson 2: What are the Steps of Litigation?
Lesson 3: What is Civil Rights Litigation?
Lesson 3: What is Civil Rights Litigation?
Unit 2
Lesson 1: What is this case about?
Lesson 1: What is this case about?
Lesson 2: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 2: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 3: Developing an Outline for the Case
Lesson 3: Developing an Outline for the Case
Lesson 4: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 4: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 5: The Trial
Lesson 5: The Trial
Lesson 6: Debrief and Reflection
Lesson 6: Debrief and Reflection
Unit 3
Lesson 1: Conceptualizing Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lesson 1: Conceptualizing Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lesson 2: Analyzing Title IX and Athletics
Lesson 2: Analyzing Title IX and Athletics
Lesson 3: Applying Title IX Beyond Sports
Lesson 3: Applying Title IX Beyond Sports
Lesson 4: Applying Title IX
Lesson 4: Applying Title IX
Lesson 5: Reshaping Title IX
Lesson 5: Reshaping Title IX
Unit 4
Lesson 1: Stop-and-frisk Overview
Lesson 1: Stop-and-frisk Overview
Lesson 2: Analysis of Court Opinion
Lesson 2: Analysis of Court Opinion
Lesson 3: Stop-and-frisk Evaluating the Positions
Lesson 3: Stop-and-frisk Evaluating the Positions
Lesson 4: Stop-and-frisk Debate
Lesson 4: Stop-and-frisk Debate
Unit 5
Lesson 1: Are schools permitted to limit students’ First Amendment freedom of speech?
Lesson 1: Are schools permitted to limit students’ First Amendment freedom of speech?
Lesson 2: Under what circumstances may a school punish student speech?
Lesson 2: Under what circumstances may a school punish student speech?
Lesson 3: How does the law apply to our case?
Lesson 3: How does the law apply to our case?
Lesson 4: What are the key elements of negotiation?
Lesson 4: What are the key elements of negotiation?
Lesson 5: How can parties use negotiation to achieve the best solution?
Lesson 5: How can parties use negotiation to achieve the best solution?
Lesson 6: Is negotiation an effective tool in the legal process?
Lesson 6: Is negotiation an effective tool in the legal process?
Lesson 7: What is a mock argument?
Lesson 7: What is a mock argument?
Watch Video: What is summary Judgement
Lesson 8: How do I prepare for a mock argument?
Lesson 8: How do I prepare for a mock argument?
Lesson 9: How do attorneys conduct oral arguments to advocate for their clients?
Lesson 9: How do attorneys conduct oral arguments to advocate for their clients?
Unit 6
Lesson 1: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Lesson 1: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Lesson 2: Articulating and Applying the Law
Lesson 2: Articulating and Applying the Law
Lesson 3: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 3: Understanding the Evidence
View Case Packet
Lesson 4: Developing a Theory of the Case
Lesson 4: Developing a Theory of the Case
Lesson 5: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 5: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 6: The Trial
Lesson 6: The Trial
Lesson 7: Debrief and Reflection
Lesson 7: Debrief and Reflection
Student Resources
Unit 1
Lesson 1: What is Litigation?
Lesson 1: What is Litigation?
More information from Brown v. Board
Lesson 2: What are the Steps of Litigation?
Lesson 2: What are the Steps of Litigation?
Lesson 3: What is Civil Rights Litigation?
Lesson 3: What is Civil Rights Litigation?
Unit 2
Lesson 1: What is this case about?
Lesson 1: What is this case about?
Lesson 2: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 2: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 3: Developing an Outline for the Case
Lesson 3: Developing an Outline for the Case
Lesson 4: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 4: Preparing for Trial
Unit 3
Lesson 1: Conceptualizing Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lesson 1: Conceptualizing Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lesson 2: Analyzing Title IX and Athletics
Lesson 2: Analyzing Title IX and Athletics
Lesson 3: Applying Title IX Beyond Sports
Lesson 3: Applying Title IX Beyond Sports
Lesson 4: Applying Title IX
Lesson 4: Applying Title IX
Lesson 5: Adding to Title IX
Lesson 5: Adding to Title IX
Unit 4
Lesson 1: Does NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Fairly Balance the Interests of Privacy, Equality and Public Safety?
Lesson 1: Does NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Fairly Balance the Interests of Privacy, Equality and Public Safety?
Lesson 2: Does NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Fairly Balance the Interests of the Fourth Amendment and Protecting Public Safety?
Lesson 2: Does NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Fairly Balance the Interests of the Fourth Amendment and Protecting Public Safety?
Lesson 3: Should Stop-And-Frisk Be Implemented?
Lesson 3: Should Stop-And-Frisk Be Implemented?
Unit 5
Lesson 1: Are schools permitted to limit students’ First Amendment freedom of speech?
Lesson 1: Are schools permitted to limit students’ First Amendment freedom of speech?
Lesson 2: Under what circumstances may a school punish student speech?
Lesson 2: Under what circumstances may a school punish student speech?
Lesson 3: How does the law apply to our case?
Lesson 3: How does the law apply to our case?
Lesson 4: What are the key elements of negotiation?
Lesson 4: What are the key elements of negotiation?
Lesson 5: How can parties use negotiation to achieve the best solution?
Lesson 5: How can parties use negotiation to achieve the best solution?
Lesson 6: Is negotiation an effective tool in the legal process?
Lesson 6: Is negotiation an effective tool in the legal process?
Lesson 7: What is a mock argument?
Lesson 7: What is a mock argument?
Watch Video: What is summary Judgement
Lesson 8: How do I prepare for a mock argument?
Lesson 8: How do I prepare for a mock argument?
Unit 6
Lesson 1: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Lesson 1: Religious Freedom Mock Trial
Lesson 2: Articulating and Applying the Law
Lesson 2: Articulating and Applying the Law
Lesson 3: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 3: Understanding the Evidence
View Case Packet
Lesson 4: Developing a Theory of the Case
Lesson 4: Developing a Theory of the Case
Lesson 5: Preparing for Trial
Lesson 5: Preparing for Trial
Content Overview