Congratulations!

After receiving numerous excellent submissions, the HULR is excited to announce our Fall 2020 Essay Contest Winners. We thank all applicants for their enthusiasm and commitment to participating in our contest, as well as all the teachers and parents who helped spread the word about us and supported students in their work! We will be in touch with students about their individual awards, and all winning submissions can be viewed below.

1st Place

Dylan Griffith, Senior at the Cambridge Matignon School

2nd Place

Trisha Shenoy, Junior at Lexington High School

3rd Place

Grace Wang, Junior at Lexington High School

2020 Essay Contest Theme

The theme for the HULR writing competition is “A House Divided.” "Although this term was first coined by former President Abraham Lincoln back in 1858, the 21st century United States is still an extremely divided nation. This theme encompasses all spheres of division -- politics, race, socioeconomics, gender. It also touches on divisions within the government itself -- divisions among Supreme Court Justices, Senators, House Representatives. The HULR seeks to untangle the legal implications of these divisions, and at the same time, to understand the legal forces that have given rise to this divisive climate.