From the Historical Society of the New York Courts: Garfinkel Essay Contest Poll
From the Historical Society of the New York Courts: Garfinkel Essay Contest Poll
What should the topic be for our 2014 contest?
With the generous support of Gloria and Barry Garfinkel, the Society has offered annually since 2008 The David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest established in memory of the Garfinkel’s son David. This contest targets students from community colleges across New York State, offering them the opportunity to submit essays on topics of New York legal history. The competition seeks to draw students with a wide range of interests in law, history, social science and general research writing. The grand prize is $1,500, and the CUNY & SUNY Community College Prizes are $1,000 each. The winners of the competition are honored on Law Day each year held in the magnificent courtroom of the New York Court of Appeals. Their families and professors are invited for a memorable day at the courthouse for the awards ceremony followed by a luncheon where they are graciously and warmly greeted by the Court of Appeals Judges.
Deadline to Apply – David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest
The Historical Society of the New York Courts Invites Students in CUNY and SUNY Community Colleges to Participate in the David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest
PRIZES:
CUNY and SUNY winners will be awarded $1000 each with one winner awarded the New York State (NYS) Community College Grand Prize of $1,500. The winners will also be honored at the Law Day ceremony at the Court of Appeals Hall an event at which the Chief Judge of the State of New York presides and the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Bench and Bar of New York attend.
CUNY and SUNY winners will be awarded $1000 each with one winner awarded the New York State (NYS) Community College Grand Prize of $1,500. The winners will also be honored at the Law Day ceremony at the Court of Appeals Hall an event at which the Chief Judge of the State of New York presides and the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Bench and Bar of New York attend.
DEADLINE: April 5, 2013.
ESSAY TOPIC: ‘Cyberspace and the Law: What are Our Rights and Responsibilities?’
Students can choose one of the following questions to develop their essays:
Essay Question 1 – Cyberbullying: Examine the newly-enacted New York law governing cyberbullying and analyze current research on cyberbullying prevention. How do we balance the First Amendment free speech rights of students with the need to prevent the harm (including death) to students who are the targets of cyberbullies?
Essay Question 2 – Digital Piracy: One of the benefits of cyberspace is the ease with which we can maintain contact with our friends and share important aspects of our lives. However, sometimes the things we would like to share are copyrighted artistic works and file-sharing would run afoul of copyright laws. How can we ensure that the rights of both the copyright owners and those of lawful download owners are fair and balanced?
Essay Question 3 – Privacy in Peril: Privacy is the power to control how much other people know about us. Few of us realize the extent to which our Internet activities are tracked or know that our digital footprints remain traceable, often for long periods of time. How can we balance our digital lives and our personal privacy?
Essay Question 4 – Government Surveillance: The right to be free of unwarranted search and seizure is enshrined in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But new technologies such as manufacturer installed GPS systems in cars, cell phone tracking and the introduction of surveillance drones in the United States have made widespread law enforcement and governmental surveillance of the American population possible. Is this technology eroding our Fourth Amendment rights and forcing us to change our expectations about privacy in public spaces?
RULES AND RESOURCES:
– Visit www.nycourts.gov/history
– “Like” us on Facebook at The Historical Society of the New York Courts
– Follow us on twitter: @NYLegal_History
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How to win a BlackBerry PlayBook: the Rules
Thanks to our Fall Conference sponsor, Sprint, we will be giving away a BlackBerry Playbook tablet PC to one lucky winner from a random drawing that we will conduct after the conclusion of the Fall Conference. How can you enter the drawing for your chance at winning this great prize? We offer you four simple ways: Twitter, WE Blog @ AABANY, completing the AABANY Get Connected Survey, signing up to be a Mentor in the AABANY Mentorship Program.
- Follow @aabany on Twitter.
- Tweet about being at the Fall Conference. Don’t just say “hello” or “I’m here.” Say something substantive, like your reaction to a program or what a panelist has said, all in 140 characters or less.
- Re-tweet any tweets you see about the Fall Conference.
- Be sure to mention @aabany in the tweet and use the hash tag #FallConf so that we can locate your tweets quickly.
- Send as many tweets as you like, but again they should be substantive or we won’t count them.
- Any tweets sent after 5:30 pm will not be counted.
WE Blog @ AABANY
- Go to WE Blog @ AABANY. The address is http://blog.aabany.org.
- Look for any blog posts that day (Sept 17) related to the Fall Conference.
- Enter a substantive comment in response to the post. Just as with tweets, just saying “hello” or “I’m here” will not count.
- You cannot enter comments in reply to your own comment.
- You can reply to someone else’s comment but it must relate to that comment.
- Any comments posted after 5:30 pm will not be counted.
AABANY Get Connected Survey
- Fill out the AABANY Get Connected Survey at the conference.
- After doing so, present your business card to one of our volunteers and we will enter it into the drawing. If you don’t have a business card, we will have your name written on a blank card and enter you in the drawing that way.
- You can enter only once using this method.
AABANY Mentorship Program
- Apply to be a Mentor in the AABANY Mentorship Program at the conference.
- After doing so, present your business card to one of our volunteers and we will enter it into the drawing. If you don’t have a business card, we will have your name written on a blank card and enter you in the drawing that way.
- You can enter only once using this method.
Additional Rules
- You can use one or more of the above methods to enter yourself in the drawing, except as otherwise stipulated below.
- Subject to the above rules, you can be entered multiple times via Twitter and WE Blog @ AABANY.
- You can be entered only once each by applying as a Mentor or completing the survey.
- If you are already signed up as a Mentor or you have already completed the survey you cannot use those methods to enter the drawing.
- This contest is open to everyone attending the Fall Conference but excludes any AABANY Board Members or members of the Fall Conference Planning Committee.
You can enter the drawing at the Fall Conference by signing in with your Twitter username and email address.