For this category, the following information is required for a nomination to be valid:

1. A link to the nominated topic.
2. The name of the nominated topic.

You may nominate any topics started after July 1, 2007 from Big Trials and Legal Cases and any topics started after July 1, 2007 in the Big Trials and Legal Cases Archive.

I nominate Nebraska's Deputies seize baby to have blood tested thread.

Man hits hawk with golf ball; jail to follow

Fourteen-year-old boy refuses blood transfusion, dies...Did the judge decide correctly?

by Victoria Silverwolf

This one was really tough - four or five of the best debates of the past year (in my opinion) were in this category. After much judicious deliberation, I'm going to go with Dateline NBC – "To Catch a Predator".

I second Wertz's pick. http://www.americasdebate.com/forums/index...showtopic=15362

I thought that thread raised some really interesting and thoughtful questions.

Westboro Baptist Loses Verdict-Must Pay $11M by Dayna_SaGR