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Nominations Sought for Harold Berman Law & Religion Award

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Adler, J. H. (2026, October 24). Nominations Sought for Harold Berman Law & Religion Award. Reason. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/24/nominations-sought-for-harold-berman-law-religion-award/

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The AALS Section on Law & Religion is inviting nominations for the Harold Berman Award, which honors an outstanding scholarly contribution to law and religion published between July 15, 2025, and July 15, 2026. Eligible authors must be faculty members at an AALS Member School with up to ten years of experience. Nominations, including a rationale for selection, should be submitted by November 18, 2026, to Rick Garnett, the committee chair. The award includes a plaque and recognition at the AALS annual meeting in January 2027.

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The AALS Section on Law & Religion is currently accepting nominations for the Harold Berman Award until November 18, 2026. This annual prize honors a paper that makes an outstanding scholarly contribution to law and religion, published between July 15, 2025, and July 15, 2026. Eligible authors must be faculty members at an AALS Member School with no more than 10 years of experience, excluding board members. Nominations should include the author's name, paper title, eligibility statement, and rationale for selection. The winner will receive an award plaque and recognition at the section’s program during the AALS annual meeting in January 2027.

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AALS the AALS Law & Religion Section Board the AALS Section on Law & Religion the Berman Prize Committee the Prize Committee

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AALS ORG · 2× Rick Garnett PERSON · 2× the AALS Section on Law & Religion ORG · 2× Cornell ORG · 1× Nelson Tebbe PERSON · 1× Notre Dame GPE · 1× The Volokh PERSON · 1× the AALS Law & Religion Section Board ORG · 1× the Berman Prize Committee ORG · 1× the Prize Committee ORG · 1×

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Nominations should include the name of the author, the title of the paper, a statement of eligibility, and a brief rationale for choosing the paper for the award.

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🔮 The winner will receive an award plaque and be recognized at the section's program at the AALS annual meeting in January 2027.

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Nominations Sought for Harold Berman Law & Religion Award · assertive framing

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For the next month, the AALS Section on Law & Religion is accepting nominations for the Harold Berman Award. asserted

Section → accept → Award

The AALS Section on Law & Religion seeks nominations for the Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship. asserted

Section → seek → Scholarship

This annual award recognizes a paper that "has made an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of law and religion," in the words of the prize rules. asserted

that → recognize → rules

To be eligible, a paper must be published between July 15, 2025 and July 15, 2026. asserted

paper → publish → July

Fellows are eligible, and self-nominations are accepted, though members of the AALS Law & Religion Section Board are not eligible. asserted

members → accept → Board

Nominations should include the name of the author, the title of the paper, a statement of eligibility, and a brief rationale for choosing the paper for the award. asserted

Nominations → include → award

Nominations should be sent to Rick Garnett (rgarnett@nd.edu), Chair of the Berman Prize Committee, by November 18, 2026. asserted

Nominations → send → November

The winner will receive an award plaque and be recognized at the section's program at the AALS annual meeting in January 2027. asserted

winner → receive → January