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World Schools: This House would grant legal personhood to nature.

Info Slide - Legal personhood is the status of being a “legal person,” an entity that has legal rights and obligations similar to a human being but may not be a human. This legal concept allows non-human entities to engage in legal activities like owning property, entering contracts, suing, and being sued. 

Congressional Debate: Congress Legislation 

Public Forum: PF will use the September/October NSDA topic: Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.

Lincoln-Douglas: LD (both divisions) will use the September/October NSDA topic: Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just.. This scrimmage will not use the novice LD topic.

Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.