ACS's
National Student Writing Competition bears Constance Baker Motley's name in
honor of her legacy as a civil rights leader, elected official, and the first
African-American woman appointed to the federal bench. Papers will be judged on
their effective use, analysis and/or expansion of legal scholarship. The
judging committee will include federal judges and leading academics.
The student
authors of the top three papers will receive special recognition at the ACS
National Convention in the summer of 2015 and a cash prize for their work. The
winner will be awarded $3,000 and each of the two runners-up will receive
$1,000. The top paper will also receive an offer of publication in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of
Constitutional Law. Examples of topics include but are not limited to: Civil legal aid, civil liberties, education, freedom of speech, LGBT rights, human rights, immigration, labor law, money in politics, privacy, racial equality, religion, the second amendment and voting.
The deadline to apply is February 13, 2015.
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