First Place:  Anne Tamar-Mattis, University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Implications of AB 458 for California LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care

First Runner Up:    Natasha Ernst, Lewis & Clark Law School, Same-Sex Marriage and Equal Protection under Article I, Section 20 of the Oregon Constitution

Second Runner Up: Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona State University College of Law,A Bittersweet Victory in Smith v. Salem: How the Landmark Decision for Transgender Title VII Plaintiffs Doesn’t Pave the Way.