Ames Moot Court Competition 2017

Harvard Law School
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Published 2017-11-20
The Ames Competition, held in the historic Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School, is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year.  Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.

This year’s case was Dylan Bloom v. United States of America. The presiding judges were Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. '79, of the U.S. Supreme Court; Judge Debra Ann Livingston ’84 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; and Judge Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The John Hart Ely Memorial Team (Petitioner)
David Beylik
Jason Ethridge (Oralist)
Jenya Godina
Isaac Park
David Phillips (Oralist)
Derek Reinbold

The Fred T. Korematsu Memorial Team (Respondent)
Frederick Ding (Oralist)
Vivian Dong
Henry Druschel
Lydia Lichlyter (Oralist)
Raeesa Munshi
William Schmidt

To view the history of the Ames Moot Court Competition, including decades of videos and info on past competitions, go to : hls.harvard.edu/ames-moot-court/
All Comments (21)
  • @gam9986
    These students who can deliver well-constructed and articulate arguments in front of the CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES have amazing futures in front of them.
  • @Stlmetsfan55
    The first guy said “I would push back on that characterization” to the Chief Justice of the United States. That’s someone who is confident in his argument. Bravo.
  • @Bergen98
    Me - afraid to talk with my normal professor in med school These students - arguing in front of CHIEF JUSTICE OF USA
  • @jess_bounce
    I have the first round of moot court tryouts today. I’m so nervous. Can’t imagine doing this in front of the Chief Justice of the United States.
  • @nateo200
    YES! Been looking forward to this!
  • @hanyeul1
    just amazing to realize again that human brain can perform so much like this.
  • @2Truth4Liberty
    Magistrate Judge accepting guilty plea in felony case (under Federal Magistrate Act) - - - Even if the initial Magistrate decision accepting a guilty plea is with consent of the defendant is a timely(?) motion to withdraw guilty plea a prima facie withdrawl of consent to find guilty? (At the very least, such a motion would seem to raise a question about whether consent was truly voluntary.) So, when is it "too late" to withdraw consent for a magistrate to perform adjudication?
  • @user-ek9vg8eo1j
    the facts of the case are important, not comparing one case to another
  • @patrickjohnson6823
    It's complicated. rewinds & scratches head It would be easier if I understood what is law. Very very good speakers. I'm wanna see all of them.
  • @an0n71
    Wow the best of the moot😲
  • @hughmac13
    I'm going to go out on a limb here to guess that the "very compelling" dissent to which Roberts alludes at 29:13 was his own.
  • @an0n71
    It’s certainly be in my argument that they need to repaint that side of the podium because all hands have been touching it and so its paint has been fading. But, Amazing lawyers!👏🏼
  • @hdaaap
    i'd be scared to appear in front of john roberts.
  • @user-ek9vg8eo1j
    despite the discrimination, it was a wonderful experience i was fully qualified for
  • @nateo200
    Are there briefs in PDF form for both sides? If so where