Sovereignty Symposium XXVII
Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma and the Sovereignty Symposium, Inc. are sponsoring a writing competition.
In conjunction with Sovereignty Symposium XXVII, June 4-5, 2014 at Skirvin Hilton Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a scholarly collection of legal and historical writings will be presented to all participants. Legal libraries all over the United States regularly solicit copies of the publications for their collections.
The subject matter of the paper may be on any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigenous peoples. Papers are evaluated for Timelines of Subject, Originality, Legal Analysis, Use of Authority, Creativity of Arguments, Strength and Logic of Conclusions, Grammar, Punctuation and Writing Style.
1st place: $750, 2nd place: $500 and 3rd place: $250.
The winning entry will also be published in the 2014 Symposium compendium of materials (second and third place entries will be published if space permits).
Deadline to submit: March 31, 2014 to kyle.shifflet@oscn.net.