Ross Essay ContestAfter a divisive election with an historic result, most folks woke up Wednesday morning and headed in to work, business as usual. But president-elect Barack Obama has made clear that there is change ahead when he becomes the nation's 44th president.
This made us wonder...
If you could advise Obama in his first days in office, what would you suggest he do first?
If you're an ABA member, you can expand your answer for a chance to win $5,000 in the ABA Journal's Ross Essay Contest. This year's essay topic is as follows: Write an open letter to the new president and Congress describing the most important priority for improving the U.S. justice system.
Political Advice to President-Elect Obama - $5,000 and publication in the ABA Journal
The winning entry from 2008: Why?
Several of the runners up were also published in the journal.
Official announcements for the 2008 Ross Essay Contest appeared in the ABA Journal appeared the first week or so of January, 2008.
The rules for the 2009 contest are not yet posted, but the 2008 deadline for entries was March 3.
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