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THE NEW YORK
BAR FOUNDATION

The Law, Youth and Citizenship (LYC) Program promotes citizenship and law-related education in schools throughout New York State. LYC assists educators in creating opportunities for students to become effective citizens able to participate fully in our democratic society. To learn more please download a PDF of our brochure.

	Winner of the 2008 Excellence in Education Award ~ Empire State Society of Association Executives
	*Law Day 2007 Outstanding Activity Award ~ American Bar Association*

News and Events

New York's
We the People State Finals
1^st Place: Half Hollow Hills East; Dix Hills
2^nd Place: Townsend Harris HS; Flushing
3^rd Place: Forest Hills HS

Unit 1: James Madison; Brooklyn
Unit 2: Smithtown HS East
Unit 3: Edward R. Murrow; Brooklyn
Unit 4: News Visions; Albany
Unit 5: Westfield
Unit 6: Herricks; New Hyde Park
Congratulations to all nine teams!
CLICK HERE for more information

CALL FOR PRESENTERS!
Join us at our 34th Annual Civics
and Law-Related Education Conference,
Oct. 14 & 15.
Theme: "Iroquois to Internet -
An examination of the 21st Century New York Classroom"
CLICK HERE for online presenter
proposal form

CLICK HERE to be the first
to receive registration materials
for LYC Conference 2010, Oct. 13-15,
Beaver Hollow Conference Center,
Java Center, NY

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Calendar of Professional Development
click for NY state workshops, institutes, mini-workshops

Spring 2010 Law-Related Competitions / Project PATCH

Northeast Summer Institutes
Newport, Rhode Island

We the People National Institutes

Project Citizen National Institutes

2010 is the Year of Geography in New York State. Help to pass the Teaching Geography is Fundamental (TGIF) bill that has been introduced to both houses of Congress. Click the logo above to visit the New York Geographic Alliance website.

Mock Trial

Mock Trial 2009-2010

The Mock Trial Tournament season is upon us. The case is complete and has been mailed out to the County Coordinators. If you have a team that wishes to participate in the Mock Trial season, but are unsure how to get involved, contact your County Coordinator. The link for the Coordinator's contact information is found below.

Here is the original case in a PDF for download.

Here is the final edited version.

This case incorporates all information included in the following corrections memos.

FINAL VERSION 1/20/10 is on the header of each page.

PBS just released a comprehensive web site for teachers to utilize to assist in teaching high school students the theories and practices of today's economics. It's a terrific resource and applicable to this year's case.

Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality

CORRECTION MEMOS 2010

Correction Memo #1

Correction Memo #2

Correction Memo #3

The NYS Semi-Finals and Finals will be held in Albany

May 23rd through the 25th, 2010