Case: State of Ames v. Daniel Welles
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to resolve two questions:
- Whether the Fifth Amendment creates a self-executing cause of action to redress an alleged taking.
- Whether the Eleventh Amendment bars plaintiffs from seeking “just compensation” directly under the Fifth Amendment from a State in federal court absent a waiver of sovereign immunity.
Judges
- Honorable Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General of the United States (2021-2025)
- Honorable Kevin Newsom, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Honorable Leondra Kruger, Supreme Court of California
Teams
Charles Fried Memorial Team (Respondent)
Best Overall, Best Brief
Nathalie Beauchamps
Joe Caplis
Joshua Grambow
Nicholas Nelson (oralist)
Paneez Oliai (oralist)
Coy Ozias
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. Memorial Team (Petitioner)
Lev Cohen
Justin Curl
Sophie Li (Winner, Best Oralist)
Sophia Loughlin
Sadie Statman
Gregory Terrell Seabrooks (oralist)