Attention Moot Court Board Members:

Moot Court Board Elections will be held Thursday, March 27th at noon in room 075.  Sign-ups are on the door of the MCB office.  This is a mandatory meeting for ALL Moot Court Board members.  For information about positions, pick up a copy of the MCB Constitution in the office.

Josh O'Bryan, President
Moot Court and Professional Skills Board

Congratulations Securities Moot Court Team!!!  Logan Sims, Logan Snyder, and Marcus Moran earned 3rd place for Best Respondent Brief at the Irving R. Kaufman Securities Law Competition at Fordham Law in New York City.  Also, Mr. Sims and Mr. Snyder advanced past two rounds in the highly competitive competition.  Great job guys!

Congratulations to Ashley Duncan and Brittany Drucker who received Best Brief for Appellant at the 2008 National Animal Advocacy Competitions, held at Harvard on February 15-17, 2008. Duncan and Drucker's brief made a facial challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and an as-applied challenge, arguing that defendant's actions were protected by the first amendment and not within the scope of the Act.

Professor Jennifer Hall acted as the team's advisor.

For more information about the competition, please visit the National Center for Animal Law's website.

To read the winning brief, please click here.

All MCB members need to stop by the MCB office this week to stuff envelopes for the first year oral arguments.  Those students who stuff the most envelopes will be first choice to be student judges at the event this year.  Please stop by and help out.

 

Thanks.  Wade

Good luck to the ABA Negotiations Competition Team!!  The team of David Scott and Scott Powell will be representing the University of Louisville School of Law at the National Competition in Los Angeles, CA February 7 and 8. 

Having finished 2nd in the regional competition last semester, Scott and Dave qualified for the national compeition this week.  Good Luck Gentlemen!!

MCB

The Moot Court Board is looking for student volunteers to sit as judges for the Environmental Law Moot Court’s practice sessions.  Although not required, exposure to environmental law would be helpful.  The practice sessions are on February 7 and February 14 from 3:30-5:30.  The team’s success at the national competition rests on the quality of practice sessions.  Students’ comments and critique of the team’s oral arguments would prove extremely valuable in helping the team hone their arguments and skills.  If interested, please contact Patrick Watson at phwats01@louisville.edu or Josh Roberts at jbrobe04@louisville.edu  

Congratulations to UofL's Kentucky Mock Trial teams. Both teams advanced to the semi-final rounds, with the team of Dustin Thaker, Christopher Roby, Tonya Appleby, and Colleen Clemons winning the competition. UofL's other semi-finalist team consisted of Ben Weigel, Courtney Clark, Mac Adams, and Diana Kolze. The team was coached by Shelley Lemons.