Belle Granholm (Class of 2024) has been selected as one of fifteen recipients of the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards, presented by the Burton Awards, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit program run in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
The fifteen recipients were chosen from the nominations submitted by the nation’s top law schools. Granholm was nominated by Professor Russell Gold for her article, Earning by Performing: Placing a Performative Citizenship Lens on the Earned Citizenship Regime, which was featured as a student note in Volume 15 of the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review. That same year, she also served as a senior editor for the journal.
William Burton, Founder and Chair of the awards program, said in a press release, “The winners are truly exceptional writers. They exceeded our greatest expectations, and we congratulate all of them for receiving the honor.”
The Academic Board, which reviewed articles published within the past year, was led by Virginia Wise, Chair, formerly of Harvard Law School; Kristen K. Tiscione, Georgetown Law Center; Lindsay Sturges Saffouri, UC Berkeley School of Law; William C. Burton, Founder and Chair of the event; and William Ryan, Director of Communications, Library of Congress.
The awards program will be celebrating its 26th anniversary at the Library of Congress on May 19. The awards ceremony will feature former anchor of ABC’s Nightline, Ted Koppel, as the Master of Ceremonies. The ceremony will be followed by a pre-dinner reception, gala, and performance by 16-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster and Broadway star Katharine McPhee.
Click here for the full list of winners of this year’s Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards.