APPELLATE ADVOCACY INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION GUIDE 2010/2011 LAST UPDATED 4/4/18
Please note that this list is intended as a guideline only. Specifics of the competitions are subject to change at any time. Although this list will be updated periodically, students are strongly encouraged to conduct their own research regularly. Students wishing to participate in an inter- school competition are responsible for knowing the details and deadlines of the competitions. Please contact Karli Bobus at [email protected] for questions or competition information.
FALL SEMESTER COMPETITIONS
EMORY CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES MOOT COURT COMPETITION Emory University School of Law
Date: October 8-9, 2010 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Registration Deadline: Sep. 5, 2010 (open now) Registration Fee: $350 (if register before July 30, 2010) Brief Deadline: Friday, September 10, 2010 Information Available at: http://www.law.emory.edu/intranet/current-students/student- organizations/moot-court-society/fall2009cral.html Note: 24 Teams competed in 2009. This will be the school’s fourth tournament. Max teams: 34
CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION MOOT COURT COMPETITION The Chicago Bar Association ("CBA")
Date: TBA (likely around November 19-21, 2010) Location(s): Chicago, IL Registration Deadline: TBA Registration Fee: TBA (in 2009 – no fee) Brief Deadline: TBA (in 2009 – Oct. 15, 2009) Information Available at: http://www.chicagobar.org/AM/Template.cfm? Section=Moot_Court_Competition Note: at least 26 Teams competed in 2009. This will be the CBA’s 29th tournament.
NATIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE TOURNAMENT University of San Diego School of Law
Date: TBA (likely around November 5-7, 2010) Location: San Diego, CA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely July 15, 2010 – August 14, 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (likely $500) APPELLATE ADVOCACY INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION GUIDE PAGE 2 of 18 Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://home.sandiego.edu/~mcourt/crim_pro.php Note: 40 teams competed in 2009, including UC Davis.
NATIONAL HEALTH LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Southern Illinois University School of Law
Date: November 5-6, 2010 Location: Carbondale, Illinois Registration Deadline: June 30, 2010 Registration Fee: $350 Brief Deadline: September 30, 2010 Information Available at: (618) 453-8730; www.law.siu.edu/healthlawmootcourt Note: 23 teams in 2009. (MAX. teams 32)
NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Pepperdine University School of Law
Date: November 12-14, 2010 Location: Malibu, CA Registration Deadline: May 3, 2010 – Sep. 3, 2010 (Need to register early for this tournament) Registration Fee: $500 Brief Deadline: Monday, October 18, 2010 Information Available at: http://law.pepperdine.edu/student-life/groups/moot-court/ Note: (Last year registered full) (Max: 24 teams)
THOMAS TANG NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Date: TBA (likely around October 17, 2010 (finals Nov. 19-22, 2010)) Location: Six Regional competitions—California regional is held at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, CA; finals are held in Boston, MA Registration Deadline: TBA Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=moot Note: Problem becomes available online; UC Davis participated in 2008/2009 competition; 2009 – over 70 teams competed.
WECHSLER FIRST AMENDMENT MOOT COURT COMPETITION American University Washington College of Law
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Date: October 21-23, 2010 Location: Washington D.C. Registration Deadline: Open registration until full – starts June 1, 2010 Registration Fee: $450 (if register before July 2, 2010) Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/mootcourt/wechsler.cfm Note: 1st amendment issues. Over 30 teams in 2009.
SPRING SEMESTER COMPETITIONS
ADMIRALTY LAW:
JOHN R. BROWN ADMIRALTY MOOT COURT COMPETITION University of Texas & University of Tulane
Date: TBA (likely around February 25, 2010) Location: New Orleans Registration Deadline: TBA (likely around early December) Registration Fee: TBA (In 2009 - $200) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely the end of January) Information Available at: http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/advocacy/admiralty/
ANIMAL LAW:
NATIONAL ANIMAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION Lewis and Clark Law School & Harvard Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 2010) Location: Cambridge, MA (Harvard Law School) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely December 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://legacy.lclark.edu/org/cals/mootcourt.html. Around 18 competitors in 2009.
ARBITRATION:
WILLEM C. VIS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION COMPETITION Pace Law School
Date: TBA (likely around March or April 2011)
3 APPELLATE ADVOCACY INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION GUIDE PAGE 4 of 18 Location: TBA ( in 2009 - Vienna, Austria) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely around November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (In 2009 - €600) Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/vis.html . In 2009 - 62 countries participated.
BANKRUPTCY LAW:
CONRAD B. DUBERSTEIN NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION St. John’s University School of Law
Date: March 5-7, 2011 Location: Preliminary Rounds: Queens, NY (St. John’s University); Finals: Brooklyn, NY (US Bankruptcy Ct.) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($495 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/LLM/duberstein Note: Cash prizes for top 4 teams, best oralist/brief
CIVIL RIGHTS:
LUKE CHARLES MOORE INVITATIONAL COMPETITION Howard University Law School
Date: TBA (likely Feb/March 2011) Location: Howard University in Washington D.C. Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.howard.edu/247. Note: UCD participated in 2010. Only 8 teams participated.
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MOOT COURT COMPETITION George Washington Law School
Date: TBA (likely early February 2011) Location: Washington, D.C. Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early November, 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early January 2011)
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Note: UC Davis team won best brief in 2009; advanced to semi-finals.
WILLIAM E. MCGEE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOOT COURT COMPETITION University of Minnesota School of Law
Date: February 24 – 26, 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Registration Deadline: October 22, 2010 Registration Fee: $375 Brief Deadline: January 10, 2011 Information Available at: http://www.law.umn.edu/mcgeemootcourt/index.html
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW:
CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION (MORE DETAIL) Charleston School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Charleston, South Carolina Registration Deadline: TBA (likely Oct/Nov 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($425 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.charlestonlaw.edu/v.php?pg=37#moot http://www.csolmoot.com/; [email protected]
CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW American Constitution Society (ACS)
Dates: TBA (likely March 2011 for regionals; finals are held in summer at ACS Convention) Locations: TBA (In 2010 – Regionals at Stanford Law School. ACS Conventional usually in Washington, DC) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available: http://www.acslaw.org/mootcourt/ Note: All teammates must be members of ACS. Winner and runner-up get substantial cash prizes.
EVANS A. EVANS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
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Date: TBA (likely the end of March 2011) Location: Madison, WI Registration Deadline: TBA (likely December 1, 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($500 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011) Information Available at: http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/mootcourt/evans/index.htm Note: We are interested in sending a team to this competition. In 2010, over 38 teams.
NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW MOOT COURT TOURNAMENT Regent University School of Law
Date: February 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early registration: October 2010; likely final registration: November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (2009/2010 fees: $325 for early registration; $375 for final registration) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: www.regent.edu/nationalcompetition. In 2009/2010, 17 teams participated.
NATIONAL FIRST AMENDMENT MOOT COURT COMPETITION Vanderbilt University Law School
Date: TBA ( likely mid-February 2011) Location: Nashville, Tennessee Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (In 2009/2010 $500) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely mid-January 2011) Information Available at: (615) 727-1345; www.firstamendmentcenter.org/mootcourt Note: UC Davis won best oralist in 2010. Resume submissions required with application. Why? “The competition is open to 36 teams. If the competition is oversubscribed, admission will be based on the quality of the team and the school's commitment to the competition. To assist in making these determinations, applicants may submit team-member resumes and any other information that would suggest a serious commitment to a high level of performance in the competition. Any additional supporting material must be submitted with the intent to compete form and payment, postmarked no later than October 9, 2009.”
THURGOOD MARSHALL MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION Young Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association
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Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: Arlington, VA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely February 1, 2011) Registration Fee: TBA (likely $400) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011) Information Available at: http://www.fba-yld.org/Navigation.htm Note: This competition is designed for two person teams
WILLIAM B. SPONG INVITATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION The College of William & Mary Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 12-13, 2011) Location: Williamsburg, VA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (likely $500) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely December 2010) Information Available at: http://www.wmmootcourt.com/spong/index.php. 17 teams participated in 2009.
CORPORATE & SECURITIES LAW:
RUBY R. VALE MOOT COURT COMPETITION Widener Law School
Date: March 17-20, 2011 Location: Wilmington, DE Registration Deadline: October 29, 2010 Registration Fee: $500 Brief Deadline: February 11, 2011 Information Available at: http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSociety Delaware/Ruby%20R,-d-,%20Vale%20Competition.aspx Note: Registration closes at 24 teams. Hotel rooms have been reserved $110/night.
CRIMINAL LAW/PROCEDURE:
HERBERT J. WECHSLER NATIONAL CRIMINAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Date: TBA (likely late 2011) Location: Buffalo, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010)
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JOHN J. GIBBONS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE MOOT COURT COMPETITION Seton Hall Law School
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: Newark, NJ Registration Deadline: TBA (likely open registration beginning in October 2010-Dec. 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($550 in 2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011) Information Available at: http://law.shu.edu/Students/academics/skills/moot- court/inter/Gibbons/index.cfm
DISABILITY LAW:
FRANK DARRAS DISABILITY LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Western State University College of the Law (disability law)
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: Fullerton, CA Registration Deadline: TBA Registration Fee: TBA (likely around $250) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely February 2011) Information Available at: http://www.wsulaw.edu/current- students/secannual_darrasmootcomp.asp
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR LAW:
ROBERT F. WAGNER, SR. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION New York Law School
Date: TBA (likely mid-March 2011) Location: New York, NY Registration Deadline: Open Registration begins October 2011 Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early February 2011) Information Available at: http://www.nyls.edu/academics/jd_programs/moot_court/robert_f_wagner_national_labo r_and_employment_law_moot_court_competition Note: UC Davis participated in 2008/2009 competition and 2009/2010 competition. Over 45 teams.
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CARDOZO/BMI ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Date: TBA (likely early March 2011) Location: New York, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely Nov/Dec 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early February 2011) Information Available at: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx? ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10442&contentid=2938; (212) 790- 0317; [email protected]. Note: This competition is ONLY open to teams of two; UC Davis participated in 2008/2009 program.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW:
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Pace Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: White Plains, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely September 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (In 2009/2010 $400) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Information Available at: www.law.pace.edu/nelmcc Note: In 2008/2009, UC Davis won best brief and best oralist (preliminary round). In 2010 over 250 competitors.
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION Stetson University College of the Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011 for regionals; finals March 2011) Location: Pacific Regional TBA (in 2010 was at Chapman University in Orange, CA; in 2009 was at Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA); final rounds held in Gulfport, FL Registration Deadline: TBa (likely open around August 1, 2010 until full) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/academics/bio/internal-1- sub.aspx?id=4642 Note: 2009-2010 Theme: Marine Mammals and Ocean Noise
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PHILIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION International Law Students Association
Date: Regional Rounds TBA (January/February 2011); International Rounds: March 2011. Location: TBA Registration Deadline: Registration opens in late August Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.ilsa.org/jessup/ Note: In 2008/209, UC Davis advanced to quarterfinals. BUT run through the international center
EVIDENCE:
DEAN JEROME PRINCE MEMORIAL EVIDENCE COMPETITION Brooklyn Law School
Date: TBA (likely April 2011) Location: Brooklyn, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($500 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely February 2010) Information Available at: http://www.brooklaw.edu/academics/mootcourt/2010princecompetition.aspx Note: Schools permitted to send one team. In 2010, final round judge by Justice Alito. 36 teams participate in 2010.
FAMILY LAW/ JUVENILE LAW:
DOMENICK L. GABRIELLI NATIONAL FAMILY LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Albany Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Albany, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009 & 2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely mid January 2010) Information Available at: www.albanylaw.edu/moot; http://www.albanylaw.edu/sub.php?navigation_id=1017
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NATIONAL JUVENILE LAW COMPETITION Whittier Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Costa Mesa, CA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early registration: October 2010; likely final registration: November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (2009 fees: $425 for early registration; $475 for final registration) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.whittier.edu/cstudents/resources-juv- moot.html Note: Website only has information from 2008/2009 school year. $2000 scholarship for winners.
NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN CHILD WELFARE & ADOPTION LAW Capital University Law School
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: Columbus, Ohio Registration Deadline: TBA (likely early registration: November 2010; final registration: January 2011) Registration Fee: TBA ($450 for early registration; $500 for final registration in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (February 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/mootcourt.htm Note: 2010 Topic: Biology and Parentage: Assisted Reproduction & Same Sex Relationships
HUMAN RIGHTS:
SUSAN J. FERRELL INTERCULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOOT COURT COMPETITION St. Thomas University School of Law
Date: January 28-30, 2011 Location: Miami, FL Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely around January 2011) Contact Person & Email: Ludys M Garcia; [email protected] Information Available at: (850) 591-1119; http://www.stu.edu/ferrellmootcourt
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INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS MOOT COURT COMPETITION American University
Date: TBA (likely end of May 2011) Location: Washington, DC Registration Deadline: TBA (likely open registration beginning November 2, 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/mcourt/index_en.cfm
IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM LAW:
NYU IMMIGRATION LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION New York University School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: New York, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($400 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely end of January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.nyu.edu/journals/mootcourtboard/immigrationlawcompetition/index.htm Note: UC Davis won first place in this competition in 2007-2008; advanced to semi- finals in 2008-2009.
UC DAVIS ASYLUM AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION UC Davis School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Sacramento, CA (Eastern District of California federal courthouse) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA (likely around $300) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely Jan 2011) Information Available at: http://students.law.ucdavis.edu/mootcourt/Asylum_About.html
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW:
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION MOOT COURT COMPETITION University of South Dakota School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Vermillion, SD Registration Deadline: TBA
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
GILES SUTHERLAND RICH MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION American Intellectual Property Law Association
Date: TBA (likely regionals March 2011; likely finals April 2011) Location: regional locations TBA (2009 sites: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Silicon Valley); finals in Washington, DC Registration Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Registration Fee: TBA (no entry fee in 2009 or 2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely February 2011) Information Available at: http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Meetings_and_Events/Competitions1/Mo ot_Court_Competition/Moot_Court_Competition.htm Note: In 2009, UC Davis team advanced to semi-finals and won both Best Appellant Brief and Best Appellee Brief.
INTERNATIONAL LAW:
NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION Canada United States Law Institute; Case Western Reserve School of Law
Date: February 24-26, 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario Registration Deadline: Registration opens August 30, 2010 (ends likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($700 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://cusli.org/niagara/index.html Note: 2010 Competition problem involves a former child soldier, accused of crimes against humanity, who was lured by the United States from Canada to be surrendered to a foreign government for trial. Problem released October 13, 2009.
LAW AND ECONOMICS:
MANNE MOOT COURT COMPETITION FOR LAW AND ECONOMICS George Mason University Law and Economics Center
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
13 APPELLATE ADVOCACY INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION GUIDE PAGE 14 of 18 Location: Arlington, VA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.gmu.edu/org/mootcourt/Competitions_Manne_Competition_for_Law_and_ Economics.htm Note: In 2009/2010 George Mason did not host the competition. It hopes to host it this upcoming year.
NATIONAL SECURITY LAW:
NATIONAL SECURITY MOOT COURT COMPETITION George Washington University School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Washington D.C. Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($350 in 2009; $400 in 2010) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://docs.law.gwu.edu/stdg/mootct/Moot_Court_Board/Welcome.html; http://docs.law.gwu.edu/stdg/mootct/Moot_Court_Board/national_security_law.html; [email protected]
PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAW:
AUGUST A. RENDIGS, JR. NATIONAL PRODUCTS LIABILITY MOOT COURT COMPETITION University of Cincinnati College of Law
Date: TBA (likely April 2011) Location: Cincinnati, OH Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($475 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.uc.edu/current/organizations/moot- court/rendigs.shtml
SECURITIES LAW:
IRVING R. KAUFMAN MEMORIAL SECURITIES LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Fordham University School of Law
14 APPELLATE ADVOCACY INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION GUIDE PAGE 15 of 18 Date: TBA (likely late March 2011) Location: New York, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($550 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely February 2011) Information Available at: http://law.fordham.edu/moot-court/10800.htm; (212) 636-6882; [email protected].
SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY LAW:
WILLIAMS INSTITUTE MOOT COURT COMPETITION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY LAW University of California at Los Angeles
Date: TBA (likely February 2011) Location: Los Angeles, CA Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009) Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/FifthAnnualWilliamsInstituteMootC ourtCompetition.html; http://www.law.ucla.edu/Williamsinstitute/programs/SixthAnnualWIMootCourt.html; Note: UC Davis won this completion in 2007-2008; semi-finalists in 2008-2009
SPACE LAW:
MANFRED LACHS SPACE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Georgetown University Law School
Date: TBA (likely Regionals: April 2011; Finals: Sep 2011) Location: TBA (Regionals: Washington D.C. Finals: Prague, Czech Republic in 2009/2010) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA (likely late March 2011) Information Available at: http://www.spacemoot.org/index.htm
SPORTS LAW:
TULANE MARDI GRAS INVITATION NATIONAL SPORTS LAW COMPETITION Tulane University
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TAX LAW:
ALBERT R. MUGEL TAX MOOT COURT COMPETITION University at Buffalo Law School
Date: TBA (likely late February 2011) Location: Buffalo, NY Registration Deadline: TBA (likely December 2010) Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009/2010) Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/portal/course_website/rg23/regrg23/uploaded/index.htm
TRADEMARK LAW:
SAUL LEFKOWITZ TRADEMARK LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION International Trademark Association
Date: TBA (Likely Regional round: February 2011; Finals: March 2011) Location: TBA (Regional round: San Francisco; Finals: Washington, DC in 2009/2010) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: no fee Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011) Information Available at: http://www.inta.org/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=1753&Itemid=264&getcontent=4 Note: Cash prizes for winners.
CHANGING TOPICS:
ABA NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION (NAAC) American Bar Association
Date: regional competition dates vary (February - March 2011); finals held April 2011 Location: TBA
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NBLSA FREDERICK DOUGLASS MOOT COURT COMPETITION New England College School of Law
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: TBA (held at NBLSA National Convention) Registration Deadline***: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www1.law.wnec.edu/current/index.cfm? selection=doc.2524; http://www.nblsa.org/site/pages.php?viewpagedetails=20 ***Registration is limited to BLSA members in good standing
HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION MOOT COURT COMPETITION Hispanic National Bar Association
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: TBA (2009 location was St. Paul, MN) Registration Deadline: TBA Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://www.hnba.com/mc/page.do? sitePageId=78464&orgId=hnba
THE SUTHERLAND CUP COMPETITION Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Date: TBA (likely March 2011) Location: Washington D.C. Registration Deadline: TBA Registration Fee: TBA Brief Deadline: TBA Information Available at: http://law.cua.edu/Academic/cocurricular/mootcourt/
ABA FIRST AMENDMENT AND MEDIA LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION ABA Forum on Communications Law
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Date: TBA (likely Jan. 2011 (regionals); Jan. 2011 (semi-finals and finals)) Location(s): TBA (Los Angeles (regionals); Key Largo, FL (semis/finals) in 2009/2010) Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010) Registration Fee: $75 Brief Deadline: TBA (likely December 2010) Information Available at: http://www.abanet.org/forums/communication/moot_competition.html Note: At least two team members must be members of either NBLSA, NLLSA, NNALSA, NAPALSA. or a minority law student organization at the school. Last year’s problem focused on Internet speech, specifically (1) whether a trial court may enjoin a website from publishing information obtained from an anonymous poster that is thought to contain personal medical information about a Congressman's daughter, and (2) whether and under what circumstances the court may order the website to disclose the identity of the anonymous poster.
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