Coverage+of+the+Supreme+Court+Field+Trip

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On June 26, more than fifty students from the Hoya-Spartan Scholars program hosted by Georgetown University and Michigan State University made the trip to the U.S. Supreme Court for the announcement of two landmark gay marriage cases, //United States v. Windsor// and //Hollingsworth v. Perry//. In preparation for the trip, students were briefed about the legal issues involved as well as the cultural and political significance of the cases. Students and instructors interacted with members of the media covering the event and were featured in several publications including [|CNN], [|U.S. News & World Report], [|an NBC News blog], [|The Huffington Post], and [|Buzzfeed].

Additional photos from the trip are available [|here].