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2018 Ames Moot Court Competition

November 13, 2018

Gallery: Harvard Law School's 2018 Ames Moot Court Competition
Credit: Martha Stewart

Case: Groves v. Gallant

A writ of certiorari is granted on the following two questions:

  1. Whether Ames Rev. Stat. § 18-133(a) violates the Second Amendment as applied to
    Groves; and
  2. Whether Ames Rev. Stat. § 18-726(a) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First
    Amendment.

Judges

Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Fifth Circuit
Hon. Susan Carney, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Second Circuit

Teams

The Grace Murray Hopper Memorial Team

PETITIONERS

Best Brief, Best Overall

Max Gottschall, Best Oralist
Erika Herrera
Benjamin Lewis
Catherine McCaffrey, Oralist
Eliza McDuffie
Jacqueline Sahlberg

The Clarence Earl Gideon Memorial Team

RESPONDENTS

Jeff Adler
Nick Aquart, Oralist
Gabrielle Belzil
Marlan Golden, Oralist
Lily Kim
Daniel Morales

“I was impressed by each and every one of you. You were prepared, you didn’t let us rattle you. You did everything we want a well-prepared lawyer to do. Thank you.”

HON. SONIA SOTOMAYOR
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

Watch the video: 2018 Ames Moot Court Competition

Final Round

Groves v. Gallant