Ohio Center for Law Related Education

10/09/2026

Our first Camp Livestream will premiere today at 4:00 pm! Today's free session will be presented by Professor Steven Huefner of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, who will discuss Contemporary Restrictions and Barriers to the elective Franchise & Comparisons to Historic Access Issues. We hope to see you there!

Register HERE: www.oclre.org/concamp

Our 2026 Constitution Camp Livestreams have been finalized!

Join OCLRE this Fall as we will host three FREE Constitution Camp livestreams, in which educators are invited to connect with scholars in sessions discussing the U.S. Constitution, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, and more.

The individual sessions will be presented by Professor Steven Huefner (The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law), the National Constitution Center and Dr. J. Cherie Strachan (Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics), along with a recorded interview with Collin Marozzi (ACLUOhio).

For more information and to register, please visit: www.oclre.org/concamp. We hope to see you there!

Constitution Camp is an opportunity to join legal experts for insightful and contemporary discussions surrounding the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Appellate Process – all from an Ohio Perspective. The conference directly ties in with We the People and Moot Court, in which several forms of content, teaching strategies and classroom applications related to both programs are introduced & analyzed.

Center for Civic Education

10/07/2026

Reminder that team registration for the 2027 High School State Competition & Showcase is now officially open! Visit the We the People webpage for more information and to register: www.oclre.org/hswtp

10/06/2026

Our 2026 Constitution Camp Livestreams have been finalized!

Join OCLRE this Fall as we will host three FREE Constitution Camp livestreams, in which educators are invited to connect with scholars in sessions discussing the U.S. Constitution, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, and more.

The individual sessions will be presented by Professor Steven Huefner (The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law), the National Constitution Center and Dr. J. Cherie Strachan (Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics), along with a recorded interview with Collin Marozzi (ACLUOhio).

For more information and to register, please visit: www.oclre.org/concamp. We hope to see you there!

Constitution Camp is an opportunity to join legal experts for insightful and contemporary discussions surrounding the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Appellate Process – all from an Ohio Perspective. The conference directly ties in with We the People and Moot Court, in which several forms of content, teaching strategies and classroom applications related to both programs are introduced & analyzed.

Center for Civic Education

10/06/2026

Our Case Law Presentation of the 2027 Ohio Mock Trial Case is available on our YouTube Page. The case law overviews the topic of the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, the legal framework for preliminary injunctive relief, and the use of solitary confinement in the context of juvenile detention.

Check it out here: https://youtu.be/YRMwOyMVvvQ

10/05/2026

Like most people, we make mistakes. When it comes to our Mock Trial Case File, we invite you to find them so they can be corrected!

The errata sheet serves to clarify or correct errors in the Mock Trial case and/or rules. Submissions for the first High School Case File Errata are due by tomorrow (10/6), and Errata questions can be submitted via a link on both our website’s Mock Trial page and in the case file itself.

www.oclre.org/hsmtcase

10/01/2026

Team registration for the 2027 High School Mock Trial Statewide Competition is now available! Teams must be registered by December 11th to compete.

Visit the ‘Statewide Competition’ tab on our High School Mock Trial webpage for more information and to register, along with the rule changes for next year.

🔗: oclre.org/hsmtcompetition

09/30/2026

Team Registration for the 2027 High School We the People State Competition is now available! Teams must be registered by December 18th to compete.

Visit the 'High School' tab on our website's We the People page for more information and to register, along with next year’s hearing questions.

🔗: www.oclre.org/hswtp

09/28/2026

The 2027 Ohio Mock Trial Rule Changes presentation from this year’s Mock Trial Conference is now currently available! Watch the full session on our YouTube page here: https://youtu.be/B1tRcocKzeo