PLF Announces 2016-17 Law Student Writing Competition
Sacramento, CA; July 20, 2016: Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) this week announced its 2016-17 Law Student Writing Competition, under the auspices of PLF’s Program for Judicial Awareness. The competition awards up to $9,000 in three cash prizes for essays on designated constitutional issues by students currently enrolled in law school in the United States.
PLF’s Program for Judicial Awareness promotes the publication of works of legal academic scholarship that advance an understanding of key constitutional issues before the nation’s courts. Essays submitted to the writing competition address one of four questions on areas of the law within PLF’s mission, incorporating pertinent case law and applicable academic literature.
The first place winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize. The second place winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize, and the third place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize. The first place winner will also be recognized at the annual Pacific Legal Foundation gala.
Writing topics address cutting-edge issues
This year’s topics address the reach of Congress’s commerce power with reference to the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial “waters of the United States” rule; judicial deference to government agency rules; the impact of occupational licensing on professionals’ freedom of speech; and the Williamson County doctrine, which creates procedural obstacles to property owners seeking just compensation for government takings.
The essay questions and detailed information about the eligibility rules and contest requirements are available on our website. All entries must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. (PST) on January 13, 2017.
For further inquiries, contact Brien Bartels at pja@pacificlegal.org, or visit the homepage of Pacific Legal Foundation’s Project for Judicial Awareness.
Contact: Mark Miller
Managing Attorney – PLF’s Atlantic Center
Director, Program for Judicial Awareness
Pacific Legal Foundation
