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IU McKinney 3L Tyler Smith Wins "Indiana Law Review" Writing Competition
03/17/2016
Tyler Smith, a 3L at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, is the winner of the Indiana Law Review (ILR) blog writing competition. Smith’s winning entry, “Criminalization of HIV: Spread of the Viral Underclass,” has now been published on the ILR Blog.
Smith received a $100 Amazon gift card for his winning entry, in addition to his work being published on the blog.
“I was inspired to write the article by an HIV care coordinator at a local hospital after we went to see activist and POZ magazine founder, Sean Strub, speak at IUPUI,” Smith said. “It's an issue that is kind of under the radar, but “I'm hopeful that state laws will be updated to reflect science and social equality.”
“The Indiana Law Review is proud to publish Tyler’s blog article. We were impressed with his research into the history of HIV and its treatment in Indiana,” said Editor-in-Chief Alex Hanauer, a 3L at the law school. “Of the submissions we received, his stood out substantively and as a relevant piece of writing for Indiana legal practitioners.”
ILR staff members created the blog in Fall 2014 in an effort to make it easier for practitioners and alumni to connect with the publication.
In the photo from left are Hanauer, Smith, and 3L Sarah Hurdle, ILR’s Executive Technology Editor.
