The 2008 Moot Court case will be In re Marriage Cases, the California Supreme Court's recent decision on same-sex marriage.

2008 case      Student Packet      Teacher Packet

The Fourth Annual Moot Court Competition will take place on October 11, 2008 (2nd Saturday in October).

ABOUT THE COMPETITION
 Teams of two to five students come to the Contra Costa County Courthouse (A.F. Bray Courts, 1010 Ward Street) in Martinez, CA on a Saturday in October to present their oral arguments before three-judge courts (made up of attorneys and judges). The format will be similar to CRF's Mock Trial pretrial motion. Each team will have two chances to present—once per side. Then we'll have the semifinal and championship rounds, lunch and awards. Entry fee is $25 per participant (includes snacks, pizza and a T-Shirt). Schools may have more than one team. The competition runs from 8:30 AM to about 3:30 PM.

FREE TRAINING AND INFORMATION SESSION!
Want to learn more about the competition and ask the authors questions? Then come to the training and information session on Saturday, September 27 at the John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus (formerly called Mt. Diablo Hospital) from 10 AM to noon in the Martinez Room.

We will go over the case and rules and answer any questions you may have. There is no cost. Students, coaches, parents and anyone interested in Moot Court is welcome.

Downlod a Brief Template (MS Word document that students can type their briefs in).

To contact us send an email to mootcourt2008@cesqd.org or at (925) 947-4356.

 


OTHER DOWNLOADS and LINKS

Prior Years Moot Court Competitions

The 2007 case was Morse v. Frederick (Bong HiTS 4 Jesus). This is U.S. Supreme Court case concerning high school students and the First Amendment.

Student Packet       Teacher Packet

The 2007 Competition occurred on October 20. Eighteen teams competed. Many of the matches were very close with .05 of a point separating the four semi-finalists from 5th place. The top teams were:

College Park High School, Pleasant Hill (Winner)
Antioch High School, Antioch (Runner up)
Monte Vista High School, Danville (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)
Hillsdale High School, Hillsdale (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)
Acalanes High School, Lafayette (5th place)

The 2006 case was Roper v. Simmons. This U.S. Supreme Court case decided whether or not juveniles can be sentenced to death.

Brief Template (An MS Word document that students can type their briefs in).

Full (including Student Packet) classroom materials

Student Packet (All student and competition materials)

Teacher's Guide (Teacher instructions and assessments only)

You can download the full set of materials in one document, or if you have a slower connection or computer, you can download the "Teacher's Guide" and the "Student Packet" separately and get the same materials.

 

 

 

 

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