Pacific Legal Foundation

PRESENTS

THE TENTH ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR
JUDICIAL AWARENESS WRITING COMPETITION

The Program for Judicial Awareness invites law students to submit article-length essays in one of the following subject areas.  Multiple prizes may be awarded in each subject area.  Entries may be either theoretical or practice-oriented, and should discuss relevant legal precedent and existing literature.

I

Write an essay on a topic of your choice concerning the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment:  "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without payment of just compensation."

II

Write an essay on a topic of your choice concerning the use of the
precautionary principle in formulating environmental policy.

III

Write an essay on a topic of your choice concerning the use of racial categories in
the admission or assignment of students in state-funded educational institutions.