Criminal Law Student Writing Competition – $3,000 prize

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Interested in criminal law?  Like research and writing?  Then, why not enter the American Judges’ Association’s Twenty-Third Annual Law Student Essay Competition.   You must submit a 10-25 page double spaced paper on the topic of:

“Must a minor student be given his or her rights, including a Miranda warning and the right to have a parent present, before being questioned by police on school grounds.”
First prize is $3,000, second prize is $1,500, and third prize is $1,000.  Entries must be e-mailed or postmarked no later than June 1, 2011.
For an entry form, last year’s winning essays and more information, see the AJA’s website.
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