Division for Public Education

Health Care and the High Court Preview’s comprehensive guide to the Affordable Care Act challenges is now available for pre-order!

Summer Institute for Teachers 2012 The Division’s 2012 Summer Institute for Teachers will deepen participants’ knowledge of the federal judiciary.

No Courts | No Justice | No Freedom The 2012 Law Day theme “No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom” provides the opportunity to highlight the role of the nation's courts.

Supreme Court Briefs

2012 Summer Institute

Public Education Features

Civic Education in Nation's Schools

Will you help shape our nation's future?
American constitutional democracy depends on active civic participation. Today, however, we have reason to be concerned about how well Americans are prepared for this responsibility.
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ABA Home Front

ABA Home Front, a new resource for military families and the lawyers who serve them, features an information center filled with answers to everyday legal legal, a national directory of programs providing legal services to military families, and a pro bono opportunities for attorneys wanting to help.
Law Day

The 2012 Law Day theme “No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom” provides the opportunity to highlight the role of the nation’s courts in our constitutional democracy and to foster public understanding about the judiciary.
2012 Silver Gavel Awards

The Gavel Awards seek to recognize entries reaching the public across a wide range of communities and audiences. The "public" includes, but is not limited to, people in their various roles as consumers, as students of all ages.

Division Extras

Antitrust Laws and Everyday Life

In an interview with Edward Biester, member of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, readers learn more about antitrust laws, competition, the economy, and their impact on our everyday lives. This interview was recently featured in the March/April issue of Social Education.
YourLaw

Regular communication from your law office to current and prospective clients is a proven method of enhancing client relations, stimulating referrals, and creating name-recognition for your practice. Branding yourself as a generous source of reliable information helps create a client base.
Focus

Through the essays, dialogues, debates, and book reviews published in Focus, scholars and teachers explore such subjects as law and the family, human rights, law and science, and constitutional interpretation, as well as such legal policy controversies as capital punishment and affirmative action.
2012 Summer Institute for Teachers

Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History

Sunday, June 24 – Friday, June 29, 2012 – Washington, D.C.

LawMatters

Division Outreach

Championing Our Students

(COS) is a law-related mentoring program that matches youth with legal professionals. Its primary focus is to help foster young people's understanding of the role of law in our society, while building skills and attitudes to enable them to succeed in school and life.

Civility

Civic Education

ABA Home Front

Products

Legal Guide for Americans Over 50

Legal Guide for Americans Over 50 is an essential reference for baby boomers and their parents.
Personal Legal Guide

ABA Legal Guide Series is an essential, go-to source for legal matters.
Pocket Constitution

Amendments, the complete Declaration of Independence, plus fascinating facts.
A Life in the Law

This easy to understand booklet provides information about getting acquainted with the legal profession.