CENTER FOR ETHICS, LAW, AND SOCIETY
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Form of Approval for Submission for the Warren Court Prize
An annual prize at Sonoma State University for excellent essays on constitutional law, ethics, or justice
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Warren Court is
known for its pivotal role in promoting liberty and justice in America, through such landmark cases as
Brown v. Board of Education, Griswold v. Connecticut, and Miranda v. Arizona. Sonoma State University’s
Warren Court Prize is awarded annually to the student who best follows in the Warren Court’s tradition by
producing an essay of excellent quality on matters of ethics, justice, civil liberties, or constitutional law.
STUDENT: I hereby affirm that my essay, entitled _______________________________________________,
meets all requirements for submission for the Warren Court Prize, including:
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The essay is 1500-2500 words in length, and double spaced
I am a student in good standing at SSU
I agree, if my submission is a winner, to attend an end-of-year ceremony honoring the prizewinners
and to deliver a short oral summary of the prizewinning work
Student Name (print):
Student email address (please write clearly) and phone number:
Student Signature:
FACULTY SPONSOR: please sign to confirm that in your estimation, this essay meets the following criteria
for excellence that are followed for this prize.
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Quality of writing
Originality
Argumentative acumen
Creativity
Importance for and relevance to matters of constitutional law, justice, or ethics
Academic rigor
Name and Department (print):
Signature:
Email address:
For more information visit: http://www.sonoma.edu/philosophy/cels/