Inside the Courthouse

Get the latest updates on events and exhibits sponsored by the Judicial Learning Center and the Federal Courts in St. Louis.

Constitution Day 2025

Constitution Day with Cape Central High School On September 17, Cape Central High School traveled to St. Louis to celebrate Constitution Day 2025 with the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Learning Center. The day began with a welcome address from Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark, Eastern Dist
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Student Art Competition Announcement

Juries: Through the Eyes of Students (2025)

Calling All Artists! The Judicial Learning Center is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Juries: Through the Eyes of Students art competition. This annual competition invites students from through the Eastern District of Missouri in grades 1 – 12 to use visual media to c
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The Case of the Litterbug

The Case of the Litterbug On December 16, twenty-five fourth graders from New City School in St. Louis arrived at the courthouse to continue a tradition that dates back more than 20 years. Without knowing anything more than court etiquette, the students prepared to be jurors, witnesse
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Supreme Court and My Hometown

That’s a wrap! Students in the Fall 2024 cohort of The Supreme Court and My Hometown finalized and presented their capstone projects on December 10, 2024. Program Background In the fall of 2024, the Courts in St. Louis, Missouri, hosted another term of The Supreme Court and My H
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Artwork comparing healthcare in the US to healthcare in other nations.

Fifth Annual Bill of Rights Day Contest

Local Students Take Top Prizes in Bill of Rights Day Contest! Out of more than 300 entries, three St. Louis area students were grand prize winners in the annual Bill of Rights Day Contest.  The contest was sponsored by the Federal Courts in the Seventh and Eighth Circuits.  Students w
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Scouts On the Bench

  On June 21, six Juniors from Troop 769 arrived at the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse ready to earn their “Go Inside Government” patch.  Little did they know that by the end of the day four of them would be in an Eighth Circuit Appellate courtroom arguing a First Amen
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