The Constitutional Literacy in Colorado High Schools Project includes two components: Colorado Constitution Day and the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.

Colorado Constitution Day sends law students, faculty, and members of the legal community around the state for a one-day interactive presentation to high school students on a constitutional topic.

The Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project places University of Colorado Boulder Law students in social studies classrooms in underserved metro-area schools for one day each week.  Marshall-Brennan was started by American University in 1999 and currently has chapters in 18 states. The project achieves its goal of increasing youth awareness and understanding of our legal system and the Constitution by sending upper-level law students into public high schools to teach semester-long courses about the law, juvenile justice and other related topics.  The law students help their students to develop public speaking skills through a moot court problem on a constitutional topic.  The high school students are then invited to Boulder to participate in a state-wide moot court competition judged by law students, lawyers and judges.

The project culminates in a state-wide moot court competition in the spring. The competition is hosted by the Byron White Center at the University of Colorado Law School, and judged by Justices from the Colorado Supreme Court and Judges from the Colorado Court of Appeals. The top six finalists of that competition then represent Colorado in the national competition in Washington, D.C. accompanied by their law student coaches.

• Constitution Day

  Additional Info

  High School students and teachers participated in a Constitutional Day program led by Colorado Law students, alumni and members of the Front Range legal community. The high school students and teachers learned about the right to privacy, its Constitutional foundation, and explored its future in the current legal climate.

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  Location 1

  in colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 2

  in colorado

  Thornton

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 3

  in colorado

  Arvada

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 4

  in colorado

  Northglenn

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 5

  in colorado

  Aurora

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 6

  in colorado

  Centennial

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 7

  in colorado

  Lone Tree

  Dates

  9/18/2023 - 9/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project

  Additional Info

  This activity was part of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.
  
  

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  Location 1

  in colorado

  Thornton

  Dates

  8/21/2023 - 4/8/2024

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 2

  in colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  8/21/2023 - 4/8/2024

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

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  Location 3

  in colorado

  Arvada

  Dates

  8/21/2023 - 4/8/2024

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program