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Student advocates in support of a policy during EJUL.

Equal Justice Under Law is designed to enhance students' understanding of a recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case and related public policy questions. In their classes, students examine case facts, review the constitutional issue, consider the arguments they find persuasive, and analyze a related law or public policy using Constitutional Democracy Project developed curriculum materials. This year's case is Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, which asks, "Do cities that enforce anti-camping bans, even if homeless people have no other place to go, violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment?" Join us to find out!

After learning about the cases in their classrooms, students come together to deliberate the constitutional issue and discuss policy applications with peers from a variety of school settings. At the student-led conference, they deliberate the constitutional issue and discuss the related policy questions with peers, legal experts, and policymakers.

Registration is $50 per school. Schools can be invoiced or a direct payment link can be sent upon request.

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