Emily Shepard Smith's paper received the 2010 Earl C. Borgeson Research in Law Librarianship Award. "May It Please the Court: Law Students and Legal Research Instruction in Prison Law Libraries," was selected by a panel of three judges who are experts in publishing law librarianship topics. The honor also carries a $1,000 prize. The papers are written as a component of the University of Washington Information School's Law Librarianship program, where students with law degrees earn a Master of Library and Information Science with a Specialization in Law Librarianship. Penny Hazelton is the director of the program, and worked with Mr. Borgeson to establish the annual award in 2001.