Educating Young People about the Constitution
Supreme Court DBQs
The Supreme Court and Expansion of Expression
Capitol Plaza Hotel
1717 Southwest Topeka Boulevard,
Topeka, KS 66612
June 5-6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Arrival and hotel check-in
6:00-6:30
Reception with appetizers –Emerald Ballroom
6:30 - 7:30
Welcome and Dinner (Philips Dickerson, Bill of Rights Institute),
Emerald Ballroom
7:30 - 8:30
Keynote Address: “Behind the Scenes of Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka”(Stephen McAllister, J.D.) – Emerald Ballroom
This conference is made possible through the generous support of the Fred and Mary Koch
Foundation
The Bill of Rights Institute is an educational non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, whose mission is to
educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents,
and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society.
200 North Glebe Road, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703-894-1776 www.BillofRightsInstitute.org
Educating Young People about the Constitution
Supreme Court DBQs
The Supreme Court and Expansion of Expression
Capitol Plaza Hotel
1717 Southwest Topeka Boulevard,
Topeka, KS 66612
June 5-6, 2012
Wednesday, June 6
7:30 - 8:00
Breakfast -Emerald Ballroom
8:00 – 8:30
Application: Schenck v. U.S. (1919), p. 163 (Dickerson) - Emerald Ballroom
8:30 – 9:15
Presentation: “Criminalizing Speech” (McAllister) Emerald Ballroom
9:15 – 9:25
Break
9:25 - 10:00
Application: Texas v. Johnson (1989), p. 173 (Dickerson) -Emerald Ballroom
10:00 – 10:45
Presentation: “Symbolic Speech” (McAllister) -Emerald Ballroom
10:45 - 10:55
Break
10:55 – 11:30
Application: Reno v. ACLU (1997), p. 185 (Dickerson) -Emerald Ballroom
11:30 - 12:10
Lunch - Emerald Ballroom
12:10 - 12:55
Presentation: “Modern Problems—Restricting Speech Available to Minors”
(McAllister) -Emerald Ballroom
12:55 – 1:10
Wrap-up, Website, Newsletters, E-lessons, Continued Involvement (Dickerson)
1:10 – 1:30
Hotel check-out, Travel to Monroe School Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe St.
Topeka, KS 66612
1:30 – 3:30
Guided Tour and Museum Visit - Monroe Elementary School Historic Site
This conference is made possible through the generous support of the Fred and Mary Koch
Foundation
The Bill of Rights Institute is an educational non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, whose mission is to
educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents,
and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society.