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​January 13, 2023

Idaho High School Students Encouraged to Participate in Ninth Circuit Civics Contest
 
ACE encourages all Idaho High School students to participate in the Ninth Circuit's Civics Contest. This year, the competition focuses on student proposals for the 28th Amendment to the United States' Constitution

Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

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​October 2022

ACE Sponsors Another Successful Year of Fundraising for Idaho's Civics Programs
 
Each year, ACE holds an annual fundraising event known as Hilarity for Charity. This is a light and fun night of comedy improv with all ticket sales benefitting the Idaho programs that ACE Sponsors. 

ACE wishes to thank all those who attended, Beside Bardenay, Megan McCaleb, and the following sponsors for their support and participation:
  • ISB's Real Property Section
  • ISB's Legal History Section
  • ISB's Diversity Section
  • ISB's Environmental Section
  • ISB's Employment Law Section
  • ISB's Child Protection Section
  • ISB's Corporate Law Section
  • Leroy Law Offices
  • Elam & Burke
  • Duke Evett
  • Gjording Fouser
  • Christensen Legal
  • Hepworth Holzer
  • Mihara Law
  • Taylor Law
  • Holinka Law
  • Law Offices of Joshua B. Taylor
  • Anderson Julian & Hull
  • Mossman Fletcher
  • Litster Frost
  • American Inn of Court 131
  • The University of Idaho
  • Second District Bar Association
  • Fourth District Bar Association
  • A generous Anonymous Donor

Hilarity for Charity Thank Yous!

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​January 10, 2022

Idaho High School Students Encouraged to Participate in Ninth Circuit Civics Contest
 
ACE encourages all Idaho High School students to participate in the Ninth Circuit's Civics Contest. This year, the competition focuses on the rights and responsibilities of free speech for students.

Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

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​November 18, 2021

Idaho Students Awarded in Statewide Civics Contest
 
The ACE Civics Contest Winners:
  • Audra Bunn, Wendell Middle School, Wendell. Audra is in eighth grade. Her essay focused on women’s voting rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. 
  • Adison Buzzell, Idaho Home Learning Academy, Oneida School District. Adison is in eighth grade. Adison’s essay explored freedom of expression, the right to bear arms, and the right to vote.
  • Dylan Hughes, North Junior High School, Boise. Dylan is a seventh grader. Dylan’s essay explored several constitutional amendments related to the right to vote.

​View the winning submissions below:
Audra Bunn
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Adison Buzzell
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Dylan Hughes
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Idaho Students Awarded in Statewide Civics Contest

Idaho Students Awarded in Statewide Civics Contest
 
The ACE Civics Contest is open to Idaho middle school students. In its inaugural year, the contest was financially sponsored by the Government and Public Sector Lawyers Section of the Idaho State Bar, whose financial contribution allowed ACE to award prizes the top three entries along with an honorarium to the school of the first-place student. The Idaho Supreme Court and the University of Idaho College of Law also provided extensive support.

Entries were critiqued by a panel of judges that included: Idaho Supreme Court Justice Gregory Moeller; Donald Burnett, retired Acting President of the University of Idaho, former Dean of the College of Law, and former Idaho Court of Appeals Judge; Pandi Elison-Chang, Ph.D., Social Studies Teacher at Preston High School, Secondary Social Studies/Adjunct Professor Idaho State University; and Melissa Davlin, Producer/Host at Idaho Public Television.

Justice Moeller said of the entries, “It was a delight to read so many inspiring essays and, frankly, reassuring to see that the rising generation has such a deep love for and understanding of the U.S. Constitution.”

Don Burnett noted regarding the essay topics, “The students identified an impressive array of constitutional provisions, including all of the first five amendments as well as the 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments. Students also showed thoughtful insight into how individual rights come with personal responsibilities.”
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ACE would like to thank our judges and sponsors for their support of the Civics Contest. We appreciate their dedication to advancing civic education in our state.

​September 17, 2021

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Constitution Day CLE

ACE Co-Sponsors Constitution Day Event
 
This Constitution Day, ACE co-sponsored the program--Democracy in the Age of Social Media: Civic Discourse, Ethics, and the First Amendment--
for attorneys and members of the public alike in conjunction with the Idaho Law Foundation.

The program featured 
a panel discussion led by moderator Deb Grasham of Givens Pursley with panelists Dr. Seth Ashley from Boise State University, Professor Benjamin Plener Cover from the University of Idaho's College of Law, Dr. Stelios Panageotou from the College of Idaho, and Betsy Russell from the Idaho Press.

"Mark Twain once said a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. With the widespread use of social media, misinformation can spread even faster, putting a strain on of our institutions and making civic discourse increasingly difficult."

​September 16, 2021

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Hilarity for Charity 

ACE Sponsors Successful Fundraising Event
 
Each year, ACE holds an annual fundraising event known as Hilarity for Charity. This is a light and fun night of comedy improv with all ticket sales benefitting the Idaho programs that ACE Sponsors. 

ACE wishes to thank all those who attended, Beside Bardenay, Megan McCaleb, the Idaho Women Lawyers, and the following sponsors for their support and participation:
  • Elam & Burke
  • Gjording Fouser
  • University of Idaho College of Law
  • Hawley Troxell
  • Scanlan Griffiths Aldridge & Nickels
  • Duke Evett
  • Bjorkman Dunn
  • Holinka Law
  • McConnell Wagner Sykes and Stacey
  • Idaho State Bar's Business Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Natural Resources Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Employment Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Litigation Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Child Protection Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Water Law Section
  • Idaho State Bar's Young Lawyers Section
  • Idaho Women Lawyers
  • 4th District Bar Association
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​March 18-20, 2021

Idaho High school Mock Trial Competition 

Idaho Law Foundation Wraps Up Virtual High School Mock Trial Competition
 
The Idaho Law Foundation’s Law Related Education Program hosted its annual High School Mock Trial State Championship from Thursday to Saturday, March 18 to 20. For 2021, the three-day tournament was held virtually. This year students explored a criminal mock trial case that centered on a charge of domestic terrorism involving the destruction of a dam in the fictional state of Monida.
 
All teams in the state competition participated in four rounds of competition in virtual Zoom Courtrooms on Thursday and Friday with the top two teams facing off for the state championship on Saturday morning.
 
The 2021 state competition involved 150 high school students on 15 teams. 125 teachers, judges, attorneys, and other community leaders donated their time to serve as coaches, advisors, judges, and competition staff.
 
The following teams placed in the top five for Idaho’s state tournament:
 
2021 State Champion: The Ambrose School, Meridian
State Runner Up: The Logos School, Moscow
Third Place: Mountain Home High School
Fourth Place: The Ambrose School, Meridian
Fifth Place: Victory Charter School, Nampa
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January 30, 2020 

Congratulations to the winners of this year's We the People Competition!

Competition First Place: Portneuf Valley
​Competition Second Place: Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School – Blue

With it's win Portneuf Valley won the right to represent Idaho at the National Competition in Washington DC scheduled for April 25-27, 2020.

Good luck to Portneuf Valley!

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