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Mobilizing the legal profession to provide access to justice and safety for victims of domestic violence. | |
Annual Law Student Writing Competition: Winning Essays
2006
- First Place: Amanda Knief, Drake University Law School, "Gender Bias in Asylum Law: Recognizing Persecution Against Women and Girls"
- Second Place: Heidi Boas, Boalt Hall School of Law, "Lessons from Ghana: The Challenges of a Legal Response to Domestic Violence in Africa"
- Third Place: Melissa Marks, University of Michigan Law School "The Dilemma of Establishing a Causal Nexus in Asylum Claims Brought by Victims of Domestic Violence"
2005
- First Place: Jennifer Ammons, California Western School of Law, "Batterers with Badges: Officer Involved Domestic Violence"
- Second Place: Judith Cutler, Vermont Law School, "Guns in the Green Mountains"
2004
- First Place: Haley Schwartz, Emory University Law School, "The Plight of Domestic Violence Victims Under the Procedure, Politics, and Policies of the Bankruptcy Code"
- Second Place: Renee M. Jackson, University of Connecticut School of Law, "Violent Women: The Law's Inadequate Response to Lesbian Domestic Violence"
- Third Place: Nicole R. Hart, University at Buffalo Law School, "What will the Marriage Initiative Mean for Victims of Domestic Violence?: The Past, Present, and Future of Welfare Reform"
