…winner of the Federalist Society’s 2026 Joseph Story Award. The Society notes that
the award recognizes a young academic who has demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and who has made a significant public impact in a manner that advances the rule of law in a free society.
Here is the presentation of the award at the Society’s National Student Symposium in Phoenix last weekend, and here are Professor Alicea’s remarks upon receiving the award (transcript ).
The presentation of the award was part of the Symposium’s closing dinner, which also featured a keynote by Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, titled “The Proper Judicial Role, 250 Years Later” (full video here).
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