Case: Tanner v. State of Ames
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A writ of certiorari is granted on the following two questions:
- Whether the Ames Nonconsensual Pornography Act, Ames Crim. Stat. 545, violates the First Amendment.
- Whether the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination allows a defendant to refuse to disclose the password to her computer and phone, when the government has a warrant to search those devices.
Judges
Hon. Stephen G. Breyer ’64, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Hon. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Supreme Court of California
Hon. Judith W. Rogers ’64, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Teams
Justice Robert H. Jackson Memorial Team
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Petitioners
Best Brief
Matthew Arons, Oralist
Max Bloom
Taylor Custer, Oralist
Dustin Fire
Colleen O’Gorman
Sam Stratton
The Lloyd Gaines Memorial Team
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Respondents
Best Overall
Jason Bell, Oralist
Ameze Belo-Osagie
Lauren Bilow
Davis Campbell
Travis Fife, Best Oralist
Michael Torcello
“Very good issues, very well prepared, and well argued.”
HON. STEPHEN G. BREYER ’64
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Taking Ames
On March 10, two teams of HLS students faced off for the final round of the Ames Moot Court Competition. For the first time in its more than 100-year-old history, the competition was conducted virtually, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Watch the Video: 2020 Ames Moot Court Competition
Final Round
Tanner v. State of Ames