14th Amendment’s essential role to equalityBy Mitchell WeatherillJuly 2017The Fourteenth Amendment has been the basis for most of the legislation and case law that have driven progress away from exclusion and slavery to democracy and freedom.
2017 Girl Scouts Project Law Track: Lake CountyBy Kristie Cary FingerhutOctober 2017Author and attorney Kristie Fingerhut shares how she helped to bring legal education to her daughter's Girl Scout troop.
2017 ISBA High School Mock Trial InvitationalFebruary 2017The 2017 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational will be held on March 11 and 12, 2017, at the University of Illinois’ College of Law in Champaign.
ABE Opportunity GrantsOctober 2017Opportunity Grants are intended to be one-time awards to start or enhance a program of law-related research, education, or public service projects.
Book review of The Anxious LawyerBy Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumFebruary 2017Reviewer Ed Schoenbaum highly recommends this book, written by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Chair’s reportBy Marylou Lowder KentMay 2017Learn more about this Committee's recent activities and accomplishments.
Citizenship: A road not easily traveledBy Brenda MathisMay 2017The path to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen is not easy-- do you know the process involved?
From the ChairBy Kateah M. McMastersOctober 2017A message from LRE Chair Kateah McMasters.
From the ChairBy Marylou Lowder KentFebruary 2017An introduction from Chair Marylou Lowder Kent.
International legal education: A scholar’s journeyBy Sheena L. HartJuly 2017Law student Sheena Hart has found that the best way to learn international law is to have a passion for understanding how the United States legal system interacts with foreign legal systems.
LRE newsBy Lauren Evans DeJongJuly 2017An introduction to this issue from co-editor Lauren Evans DeJong.
The Pledge of Allegiance and the battle between civil rights & civics educationBy Lauren Evans DeJongJuly 2017The history of the Pledge of Allegiance and the legal challenges to its recitation provide not only an interesting exploration of the tensions between the important role of schools and other units of government in promoting civic values and education while also maintaining the rights of Americans to exercise their religious freedoms and civil rights.
Websites to use for Law Related EducationBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (Ret.)February 2017A resource for educators and others looking to educate the public on law-related issues.
What is legal aid?By Lura JanuaryFebruary 2017Legal aid programs provide legal services to people who need civil legal assistance but cannot afford to pay for the services of an attorney.
What is the Jones Act?By Lauren Evans DeJongOctober 2017The Jones Act has been in the news lately, most particularly with calls for waiver of the Act. But what is the Jones Act?
