This fall, the Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. Institute held its first Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions, or “CD3,” workshops for high school students. CD3 was developed by the federal courts and aims to bring young people into federal courthouses to teach them about the legal system. Students engage in legal proceedings and discussions relevant to situations youth may find themselves in…
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Over the summer, the Johnson Institute held its inaugural Johnson Institute Scholars Program workshops. The virtual course lasted a half-day and offered an opportunity for educators to learn about the Constitution. For this workshop, educators focused on the historic court case of Williams v. Wallace, in which Judge Frank Johnson authorized the historic 1965 Selma March.
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