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Parker will be the national moot court problem
Just got word from Joe Olson that the 2008 Moot Court problem will be the Parker case. Not by name, but by content (in this hypothetical, a NY Senator murders another on the floor, and the legislature responds by banning handguns and requiring long arms to be disassembled. (I have the pdf file, but it's too big to download).
UPDATE: the National Moot Court is run by the New York City Bar Ass'n. If it's still as it was in the days I competed, each law school has internal competition in second year (and chooses their own topics). The school's winners of that become their third year team, and that team briefs and argues on the national topic in regional competitions. The winners of the regionals go on to the national competition.
Comments
Which organization is running this moot court competition?
Posted by: maxomai at September 23, 2007 05:03 PM
I'm thinking that they are trying to help the DC guys come up with clever arguments to win.
Posted by: Jim W at September 23, 2007 09:21 PM
The advantage cuts both ways. With more minds focused on it, both sides will see which arguments work and which don't. I'm not sure if Gura et al will have time to review the arguments of the top students, but I imagine there will be some good material out there to work with.
Posted by: Jeff at September 23, 2007 10:35 PM
Maybe they should change the fact pattern slightly and have the shooting be in self defense by a CCW holder ?
Posted by: Affe at September 24, 2007 08:00 AM
Lets just hope that the students understand the inherent difference between senators using guns for murder and cities banning guns but not providing police protection to their citizens...
Posted by: Boris B. at September 24, 2007 11:43 AM
"...a NY Senator murders another on the floor..."
"Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished..."
Posted by: Doug in Colorado at September 25, 2007 04:49 PM