Teacher Resources

Teacher Resources

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Courts

Clark County Courts
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. District Court – District Court of Nevada  – provides general information about the court, local rules and opinions, and access to documents
U.S. Supreme Court
Washoe County District Court

News Outlets

Las Vegas Review Journal – breaking news and video
Los Angeles Times – politics page has good links
New York Times – sign up for free daily email news
Newsweek – national and world news
Reno Gazette Journal – in-depth and updated local news
Time Magazine – sign up for daily news
Washington Post – has a special section on court coverage as well as national and international news

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Organizations

American Bar Association - many educational resources
American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU’s viewpoints on constitutional issues and current events
Bill of Rights Institute – materials on the words and ideas of Founders and the liberties guaranteed in the Constitution
Center for Civic Education - We the People, Project Citizen and Foundations of Democracy materials and an outstanding resource section
Constitutional Rights Foundation – current on-line lessons about civics and the law; free newsletter
Cornell University Law School – search by case or topic; includes federal and state case law
First Amendment Center – specializes in 1st Amendment issues
National Archives Digital Classroom Lesson Plans for teaching with documents
State Bar of Nevada
Street Law – variety of resources on democracy, law, and human rights
U.S. Constitution Center – good site for historical events and documents

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Other Resources

100 Milestone Documents in American History includes a brief synopsis and some have suggested lesson ideas
Court Reporter: Guide to the Bill of Rights
Findlaw - look for topics or cases; outstanding annotations of the Constitution
Landmark Cases – provides key issues of 17 precedent-setting cases
‘Lectric Law Library – great help with vocabulary and court cases

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About Project REAL

Project REAL educates K-12 students about the principles of democracy, law and the responsibilities of citizenship.

Bringing law and civic education back to Nevada’s classrooms, we offer a variety of programs. Find out more on our program pages.

All programs are provided to schools at no cost.

Project REAL | 310 South 4th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101 | Phone: 702 388 7527 | Fax: 702 388 7529 | relevantlaw@gmail.com

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