2022 Ames Moot Court Competition

November 10, 2022, 7:30pm
Ames Courtroom

with raked seating and judges' bench
The Ames Courtroom, formerly Austin Hall’s library reading room was remodeled to become the James Barr Ames Courtroom in 1954. The room is used for many law school events, including the Ames Moot Court Competition, one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country.

Case: Energon, U.S.A. v. Ames County Board of Commissioners

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

  1. Whether federal common law exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse gas emissions.
  2. Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse gas emissions even if they are pleaded under state law.
Read the Case Summary

Judges

  • Sri Srinivasan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • Britt Grant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • Rowan Wilson, New York Court of Appeals

Teams

Six students standing together

The Lani Guinier Memorial Team
(Petitioner)

  • Daniel Ergas
  • Gillian Hannahs
  • Emily Hatch
  • Samantha Neal
  • Sierra Polston
  • Natalie Tsang
Six students standing together

The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Team (Respondent)

  • Pauline Esman
  • Justin Fishman
  • Connor Haaland
  • Samantha Ilagan
  • Nikolas Paladino
  • Lincoln Plews