2020 - 2021

• November - December
  • Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.
• September - October
  • Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does *not* use a separate Novice LD topic.

2019 - 2020

• January - February
  • Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.
• November - December
  • Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.
• September - October
  • Resolved: In the United States, colleges and universities ought not consider standardized tests in undergraduate admissions decisions.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does *not* use a separate Novice LD topic.

2018 - 2019

• January - February
  • Resolved: The United States ought not provide military aid to authoritarian regimes.
• November - December
  • Resolved: In a democracy, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above the right to privacy of candidates for public office.
• September - October
  • Resolved: In the United States, reporters ought to have the right to protect the identity of confidential sources.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does *not* use a separate Novice LD topic.

2017 - 2018

• March - April
  • Resolved: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income.
• January - February
  • Resolved: Plea bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system.
• November - December
  • Resolved: Wealthy nations have an obligation to provide development assistance to other nations.
• September - October
  • Resolved: In the United States, national service ought to be compulsory.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does *not* use a separate Novice LD topic.

2016 - 2017

• March - April
  • Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.
• January - February
  • Resolved: Public colleges and universities in the United States ought not restrict any constitutionally protected speech.
• November - December
  • Resolved: The United States ought to limit qualified immunity for police officers.
• September - October
  • Resolved: Countries ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does not use a separate Novice LD topic.

2015 - 2016

• March - April
  • Resolved: The United States ought to promote democracy in the Middle East.
• January - February
  • Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned.
• November - December
  • Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, jury nullification ought to be used in the face of perceived injustice.
• September - October
  • Resolved: Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical choices.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does not use a separate Novice LD topic.

2014 - 2015

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: When in conflict, international actions to counter terrorism ought to take priority over national interests.
• March - April
  • Resolved: Just governments ought to ensure food security for their citizens.
• January - February
  • Resolved: Just governments ought to require that employers pay a living wage.
• November - December
  • Resolved: The "right to be forgotten" from Internet searches ought to be a civil right.
• September - October
  • Resolved: A just society ought to presume consent for organ procurement from the deceased.
• *Note*
  • Please note that this is used for all LD divisions – WACFL does not use a separate Novice LD topic.

2013 - 2014

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: When in conflict, national security concerns ought to be valued above personal privacy.
• March-April
  • Resolved: Placing political conditions on humanitarian aid to foreign countries is unjust.
• January-February
  • Resolved: Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict.
• November-December
  • Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to take precedence over attorney-client privilege.
• September - October
  • Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory
• *Note*
  • The Lincoln-Douglas topic above will be used for *all* divisions including Novice. There is *no* separate topic for Novice LD.

2012 - 2013

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: Just societies should never deliberately initiate war.
• March - April
  • Resolved: The United States is justified in intervening in the internal political processes of other countries to attempt to stop human rights abuses.
• January - February
  • Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system.
• November - December
  • Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal health care for its citizens.
• September - October
  • Resolved: The United States ought to extend to non-citizens accused of terrorism the same constitutional due process protections it grants to citizens.

2011 - 2012

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: The United States ought not to intervene in the political processes of other sovereign nations.
• March - April
  • Resolved: Targeted killing is a morally permissible foreign policy tool.
• January - February
  • Resolved: It is morally permissible for victims to use deadly force as a deliberate response to repeated domestic violence.
• November - December
  • Resolved: Individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need.
• September - October
  • Resolved: Justice requires the recognition of animal rights.

2010 - 2011

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: The United States has a moral obligation to promote just governance in developing nations.
• March - April
  • Resolved:The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad to pursue its military objectives.
• January - February
  • Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
• November - December
  • Resolved: The abuse of illegal drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice.
• September - October
  • Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.

2009 - 2010

• NCFL Grand Nationals
  • Resolved: That the United States government has a moral obligation to afford the same Constitutional rights to all people on United States soil.
• March - April
  • Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.
• January - February
  • Resolved: Economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign policy objectives.
• November - December
  • Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization.
• September - October
  • Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.