2020 Summer Institute

Summer Institute for Teachers: June 21 – June 26

Application deadline: March 2, 2020

Cases:

• U.S. v. Lyon, U.S. v. Cooper, and U.S. v. Callender: The Sedition Act Trials

The rise of political parties and the threat of war raise questions about the rights of free speech and a free press.

• Olmstead v. U.S.: The Prohibition Trial of a Seattle Bootlegger

 Civil liberties in the age of telecommunications.

• U.S. v. New York Times: The Pentagon Papers

National security versus freedom of the press during wartime.

This year’s application is now closed.