The Court partnered with the Supreme Court Historical Society, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Judicial Learning Center in St. Louis to host two cohorts of the student enrichment program – The Supreme Court and My Hometown.
St. Louis area high school students engaged in an immersive federal court program that took them on a journey through Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988). Over the course of the semester-long program, students explored how their hometown case made it to the Supreme Court of the United States after the district trial at the Eastern District of Missouri and appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The students were aided by exceptional local attorneys who served as legal mentors throughout their learning experience as well as federal judges and court staff, law professors, and historical eyewitnesses.
Questions?
Contact Nicole Maffei, Director of Civics Education, Supreme Court Historical Society
Or
Rachel Marshall, Director of Civics Education, Eighth Circuit and Eastern District of Missouri
2023 Hometowns Scholars and Cathy Kuhlmeier, of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier