You came, you saw, you voted, and one person conquered in this year’s legally themed Halloween costume contest. As usual, we had our fair share of haters, but you know what they say — don’t hate the playa, hate the game.
Making legally themed Halloween costumes isn’t an easy feat, and many of this year’s submissions were quite creative. We applaud the brave souls who subjected themselves to our judgment.
We’ll let you find out who’s taking home the grand prize in this year’s contest, but first, as a bonus, we’ve got a special surprise for you. We received yet another Notorious R.B.G. costume earlier this week, and it’s one that you’ve absolutely got to see…
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Behold Zombie Notorious R.B.G. She clearly won’t dissent to eating your braaaaiiiins:
And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for. Who won our annual costume contest? It’s none other than F.R.C.P. Rule 8(a), our favorite Short and Plain Statement, who ran away with 28 percent of the total vote.
Congrats on maximizing your height (or lack thereof) to win our annual costume contest. You won’t be plain anymore with your fabulous prize, an ATL t-shirt. Please feel free to email us and claim it.
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Thanks to everyone for submitting costumes and for voting. We sincerely hope you’ll consider submitting a costume again for next year’s competition. Our readers are part of what makes Above the Law such a great website.
Earlier: ATL’s Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: The Finalists (2014)
Above The Law’s 5th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest