The Rhode Island Bar Association, the Rhode Island Judiciary, and the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, with support from the Rhode Island Department of Education and Roger Williams University School of Law, are sponsoring the annual, 2016 Hon. Francis J. Darigan, Jr. Rhode Island Law Day Essay Contest open to 10th and 11th grade Rhode Island resident students attending school in Rhode Island. The winning essay author receives a $1,000 Scholastic Award and an engraved trophy cup. A second place essay author receives a $250 Scholastic Award donated by the Edward P. Gallogly Family Law Inns of Court.  

This year’s essay topic is Miranda: More Than Words. The Miranda Warning has become ingrained in law enforcement and has permeated popular consciousness through countless recitations in films and television shows. All essay entries must, in no more than 1,000 words, discuss how the student believes the Miranda Warning impacts the administration of justice in the United States.  

Background information on this topic, Miranda: More Than Words, can be found on the Bar Association website www.ribar.com under: For The Public – Law Related Education – 2016 Rhode Island Law Day Information. 

The entry deadline is Friday, May 13 at 1 p.m. Please direct questions to: Frederick Massie or Kathleen Bridge at the Rhode Island Bar Association: Telephone: 421-5740, Email: fmassie@ribar.com or kbridge@ribar.com.