From the Inside Out: How Indiana's Courts Work
The Indiana Supreme Court, in partnership with the Indiana Bar Foundation, will offer a workshop through IUPUI School of Education's "Summer in the City" Program on June 9 – 19 from 8:00am – 12:30pm.  June 20th will be set aside for completion of the final project.

About the Workshop

This hands-on workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the daily operation of Indiana’s various courts and to provide resources for use in teaching about the courts and the law.

Possible trips include visits to a juvenile court, a small claims court, a drug court, and the women’s prison.  Other activities include a research session in the law library, an appellate oral argument, and question and answer sessions with a trial court judge, a prosecutor, and a public defender to name a few.

You can find complete details on the attached flyer. Registration for 3 graduate credit hours is completed through the IUPUI School of Education at 317.274.6801. Online registration is available at http://education.iupui.edu/soe/sitc/index.aspx.

The Indiana Supreme Court will provide a stipend of $500 to the first 24 registrants.  The stipend will be paid directly to the participants on the last day of the workshop.  There is also money set aside to help reimburse teachers coming from outside the Indianapolis area.

Schedule and Directions

Document	Adobe PDF	File Size
Calendar Overview		23 kb
Syllabus		80 kb
Daily Course Schedule and Assignments		80 kb
Directions from the Indiana State House to Morgan County Courthouse		62 kb
Directions from the Indiana State House to the Juvenile Detention Center		93 kb
Directions from the Indiana State House to the Women's Prison		73 kb
Directions from the Indiana State House to the City-County Building		68 kb

Reading Assignments

Document	Adobe PDF	File Size
"A Modern Approach to Oral Argument: The Do's and Don'ts" Authored by the Honorable Sanford M. Brook of the Indiana Court of Appeals		654 kb
From the Bench "I Know My Rights" ABA, Litigation, Fall 2007		460 kb

Viewing Assignments

Document	Real Media	Windows Media
MSNBC Special: "No Place for a Child"
"MTV Juvies" - Episode 1, Sarah and Cordell
"MTV Juvies" - Episode 2, Ryan and LaRico

Oral Argument Preparation

Document	Adobe PDF	File Size
Michael Hill v. State - Appellant Brief		458 kb
Michael Hill v. State - Appellee Brief		1.4 mb
Michael Hill v. State - Petition to Transfer		115 kb
Michael Hill v. State - Case Summary		12 kb
Micahel Hill v. State - Clerk's Online Docket Summary		52 kb
Michael Hill v. State - Court of Appeals Opinion		41 kb
Michael Hill v. State - Order Vacating Prior Order Granting Transfer		36 kb

Resource Links

Site / Description

Website Link

Calamari Productions is the only production company in the nation with legal access to film inside child welfare and juvenile delinquency courtrooms, as well as juvenile detention centers and prisons. Calamari has used this precious access to produce documentary films and series for networks such as NBC, MSNBC, MTV, Court TV, PBS and the A&E Television networks.  These critically acclaimed and national award-winning films offer an unprecedented look inside the world of juvenile justice and child welfare, venues that are normally -- by law -- closed to the media and the public.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn
Assistant to the Chief Justice for Court History and Public Education
Phone: 317.233.8682
Email: eosborn@courts.state.in.us

IUPUI School of Education
http://education.iupui.edu/soe/index.aspx
Phone: 317-274-6801

Download a Printable Flyer for this Workshop