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2022 Ames Moot Court Competition

November 10, 2022, 7:30pm
Ames Courtroom

with raked seating and judges' bench
The Ames Courtroom in Austin Hall

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.

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

The Lani Guinier Memorial Team
(Petitioner)

  • Daniel Ergas
  • Gillian Hannahs
  • Emily Hatch
  • Samantha Neal
  • Sierra Polston
  • Natalie Tsang

The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Team (Respondent)

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