LYC and NYSBA Conference Materials

• LYC Conference 2010: The Interviews for Understanding feature of State Court Watch now has a comparative law element with the addition of a video interview with a former judge on the Shanghai High Court of China. Click here for the comprehensive lesson plan using this feature as it was presented by State Court Watch program director Pamela Katz, J.D., Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science at The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York.
• LYC Conference 2009: Pamela Katz, Director of State Court Watch, presented a talk about "International Trade and the Environment." The session showed how students can take the dilemma of the economy v. the environment to the next level by looking at the World Trade Organization and how free trade intersects with environmental protection. Current examples involving genetically modified foods and protection of dolphins in fishing industries, among others, were discussed. Click here for links to the debate topics presented as well as various Internet resources on the subject.
• NYSBA Annual Meeting 2009: Click here for "You Be the Judge" hypothetical for New York State Bar Association Conference, January 28,2009: An anti-Obama student group plans a protest at school with the help of an art teacher. The sushi hits the fan when another student photographs the planning using his cell phone at school, a clear violation of school policy.