Emory Law Moot Court Society
Eighteenth Annual Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
The Emory Moot Court Society is excited to announce the Eighteenth Annual Civil Rights and Liberties Competition (CRAL) at Emory University School of Law. CRAL embodies our Society’s commitment to academic excellence and social justice. We hope this competition continues to inspire each participant to reflect upon the role civil rights and civil liberties serve in our society as well as how we can use our positions as advocates to further champion civil rights and liberties.
This year’s competition will be taking place on October 18-20, 2024. The competition will be in person.
The competition rulebook has now been released. Click here to view a copy of the rules.
All rulebook clarifications will be posted to this website. Click here to view a copy of clarifications to the rulebook.
This year, the competition will be limited to thirty-six (36) teams. Up to six (6) schools may register up to two (2) teams. To request two teams, schools may email emorymootcourt@gmail.com on the date that registration opens - June 15, 2024 - beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST. The first six schools to make that request will be approved. All other schools' second teams will be added to the waitlist. Schools whose second teams are waitlisted will be notified of their status on August 13, 2024.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
June 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EST - Registration Opens
August 13, 2024 - Waitlisted Competitors Notified of Status
August 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST - Registration Deadline
August 23, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. EST - Problem Drop
September 9, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST - Competitor Registration Form Due
September 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST - Problem and Rulebook Clarification Request Deadline
September 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. EST - Brief Due
By September 27, 2024 - Briefs Published
October 11, 2024 - Preliminary Round Pairings Announced
October 18 - October 20, 2024 - Competition
Registration is now open. Please contact the CRAL team at emorymootcourt@gmail.com to register or with any questions or concerns.
Past Competitions
Winner: Belmont University School of Law, Ben Tandy, Kealy Welage, and Elizabeth Finnegan
Runner Up: St. Mary’s University School of Law, Nadine Cox and Emily Mann
Best Oralist: Emily Mann, St. Mary’s University School of Law
Top Ten Oralists:
- Aiden Meister - Team 121, University of Georgia
- Caleb Osignian - Team 118, University of Oklahoma
- Camille Engle - Team 128, Florida State
- Colt Watkiss - Team 125, University of California, San Francisco
- Eleanor Wermer - Team 111, Ohio State
- Hope Garrison - Team 121, University of Georgia
- Kealy Welage - Team 101, Belmont University
- Nadine Cox - Team 108, St. Mary's University
- Ron Kharmach - Team 120, Fordham University
Best Brief: Chicago-Kent University School of Law, Helen Gustafson and Marisa Gelabert
Top Ten Briefs:
- University of Georgia School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Georgia State College of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Southern Illinois University College of Law
- Florida State University College of Law
Competing Schools:
- Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
- Baylor University
- Belmont University College of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Faulkner Law
- Florida State University
- Fordham University School of Law
- Georgia State University College of Law
- Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
- Marquette University Law School
- Michigan State University College of Law
- New York Law School
- San Diego School of Law
- Southern Illinois University School of Law
- Mary's University School of Law
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Alabama School of Law
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Illinois College of Law
- University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
Results
Winner: Baylor University School of Law (Team 1), Tansy Ackermann, Devon Johnson, and Kiala Ellingson
Runner Up: University of Georgia School of Law, Lindsey Adams, Destiny Barnett, and Nia Waller
Best Oralist: Chase Woods, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Top Ten Oralists:
- Anushka Silva, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
- Amber John, Baylor University School of Law
- Benjamin Brooks, University of Miami School of Law
- Chase Woods, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Haley Harvey, St. Mary’s School of Law
- Janie Sanford, Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Landie Kitts, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
- Madeline Moore, Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Thomas Fuhrman, Stetson University College of Law
- Tansy Ackermann, Baylor Law School
Best Brief: University of California, Hastings College of the Law (Team 2), Kylie Green and Anushka Silva
Top Ten Briefs:
- Mercer Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- Belmont College of Law
- University of Miami School of Law)
- Baylor Law School (Team 1)
- Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law
- St. Mary’s School of Law (Team 2)
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (Team 1)
- Chicago-Kent College of Law (Team 2)
- University of Alabama School of Law
Competing Schools:
- Baylor University Law School
- Belmont University College of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Mercer University School of Law
- Marquette University Law School
- New York Law School
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Stetson University College of Law
- St. John's University School of Law
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- St. Thomas University College of Law
- University of Alabama School of Law
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law University of Miami School of Law
- University of Wisconsin School of Law
- Vermont Law School
- West Virginia University College of Law'
- WMU-Cooley Law School
Results
Winner: George Mason University Law School (Team R), Jessica Choate & Brandon Parker
Runner Up: St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team C), Kathryn Cantu & Haley Harvey
Best Advocate (Final Round): Brandon Parker, George Mason University Law School (Team R)
Best Oralist: Robert “Thomas” Fuhrman, Stetson University College of Law
Runner Up Best Oralist: Ben Tuten, Mercer University School of Law
Top Ten Oralists:
- Adan Abu-Hakmeh, Baylor University School of Law (Team FF)
- Alex Picard, University of Miami School of Law
- Anna Donald, University of California Hastings School of Law (Team J)
- Ben Tuten, Mercer University School of Law
- Christine Wang, Michigan State University College of Law
- Evan Santos, St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team B)
- Kathryn Cantu, St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team C)
- Meredith Milton, St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team B)
- Nicholas Matoian, University of California Hastings School of Law (Team J)
- Robert “Thomas” Fuhrman, Stetson University College of Law
Best Brief: University of Miami School of Law, Harrell Watts & Alex Picard
Top Ten Briefs:
- Baylor University School of Law (Team FF)
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Elon University School of Law
- Mercer University School of Law
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team C)
- St. Thomas University College of Law
- University of Alabama School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
Competing Schools:
- Baylor University School of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Elon University School of Law
- Florida International University College of Law
- George Mason University Law School
- George Washington University Law School
- Marquette University Law School
- Mercer University School of Law
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- SMU Dedman School of Law
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- St. Thomas University College of Law
- Stetson University School of Law
- University of Alabama School of Law
- University of California Hastings School of Law
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Richmond
- University of San Francisco School of Law
- Vermont Law School
Sunday, October 16-18, 2020
Results
Runner Up Best Oralist: Kassandra Cabrera, University of Miami
- Brad Poston, SMU Dedman School of Law
- E'leese Manrique, Florida International University
- Evan Santos, St. Mary's University School of Law
- Grace Zhou, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Henry Finkelstein, George Washington University Law School
- Karin Lang, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Kassandra Cabrera, University of Miami
- Marissa Pizaña, Vermont Law School
- Nicole Cooper, St. Mary's University School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School
- George Washington University Law School
- Michigan State University College of Law
- South Texas College of Law Houston
- Mary's University School of Law
- Thomas University School of Law
- University of California Hastings College of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- Baylor University School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Elon University School of Law
- Florida International University College of Law
- Florida State University College of Law
- George Mason Antonin Scalia College of Law
- George Washington University Law School
- Georgia State College of Law
- Michigan State University College of Law
October 18-20, 2019 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Winner: St. Mary's University School of Law (Team 1), Natsumi Covey & Emily Reed
Runner Up: University of Florida Levin College of Law (Team 1), Alexa Lipham & Melissa Castillo
Best Advocate (Final Round): Emily Reed, St. Mary's University School of Law (Team 1)
Best Oralist: Briana McLeod, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School (Team 2)
Runner Up Best Oralist: Evan Kuhl, University of Miami School of Law
Best Brief: St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team 1)
Top Five Briefs:
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School (Team 1)
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School (Team 2)
St. Mary’s University School of Law (Team 1)
University of California Hastings College of Law
University of Miami School of Law
Competing Schools:
- Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
- Baylor Law School
- Belmont College of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- Georgia State College of Law
- South Texas College of Law Houston
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Southwestern Law School
- St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- Syracuse University School of Law
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- University of California Hastings College of the Law
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Vermont Law School
October 19-21, 2018 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Best Team: First Place: Belmont University School of Law
Second Place: University of Georgia School of Law
Best Oralist: Joseph North, Belmont University College of Law
Best Brief: St. Mary's University School of Law
Competing Schools:
- American University Washington College of Law
- Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
- Atlanta’s John Marshall School of Law
- Baylor University School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Drexel University Kline School of Law
- Florida State University College of Law
- Georgia State University School of Law
- South Texas College of Law Houston
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- St. John's University School of Law
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- The School of Law at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Notre Dame School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Vermont Law School
October 20-22, 2017 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Best Team:
First Place: Stetson University College of Law (Team G)
Second Place: University of Georgia School of Law (Team B)
Best Oralist: Kevin Miller, Baylor Law School (Team C)
Best Brief: Belmont University School of Law (Team NN)
Competing Schools:
- South Texas College of Law (2)
- University of Georgia School of Law (2)
- Baylor Law School (2)
- Faulkner Law (2)
- Vermont Law School (2)
- Belmont School of Law (2)
- Stetson University College of Law (2)
- St. Mary's School of Law (2)
- University of San Diego School of Law (2)
- Florida Coastal School of Law (2)
- University of North Carolina School of Law (2)
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- University of Florida, Levin College of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- William & Mary Law School
- St. John's University School of Law
- Georgia State University College of Law
October 14-16, 2016 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Best Team:
First Place: St. John’s University School of Law (Team X)
Second Place: Houston College of Law (Team JJ)
Best Oralist: Lauren Stockunas, University of San Diego School of Law (Team HH)
Best Brief: Houston College of Law (Team JJ)
Competing Schools:
- Baylor University Law School (2)
- Belmont University College of Law (2)
- Cardozo Law School
- Charlotte School of Law
- Florida Coastal School of Law (2)
- Florida State University College of Law
- Houston College of Law (2)
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Southern Illinois University School of Law
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Southern University Law Center
- St. John’s University School of Law
- St. Mary’s School of Law (2)
- Stetson University College of Law
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- University of Georgia School of Law (2)
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law (2)
- University of South Dakota School of Law
- Vermont Law School (2)
October 9-11, 2015 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Best Team:
First Place: University of Miami (Team P14)
Second Place: University of Texas (Team P7)
Best Oralist:
First Place: Michal Carter, University of Georgia (Team P2)
Second Place: Hannah Robyler, University of Texas (Team P7)
Best Brief:
First Place: Florida Coastal School of Law (Team R15)
Second Place: St. Mary's School of Law (Team R3)
Third Place: Stetson University (Team R12)
Competing Schools:
- University of San Diego (2)
- University of Georgia (2)
- St. Mary's School of Law (2)
- South Texas College of Law (2)
- Vermont Law School (2)
- Baylor University (2)
- University of Texas (2)
- University of South Dakota
- College of William & Mary
- Florida State
- Faulkner University
- Stetson University
- Georgia State
- University of North Carolina
- Florida Coastal School of Law (2)
- New York Law School
- University of Florida
- Drexel University
- Ohio State
- Charlotte School of Law
- North Carolina Central University
- University of Miami
October 10-12, 2014 | Emory University School of Law
RESULTS
Overall Team
- University of San Diego (Team F)
- Florida Coastal School of Law (Team W)
- Faulkner University (Team U)
Best Oralists
- Jessica Schwartz (Team T, Baylor University)
- Claire Burns (Team U, Faulkner University)
- Corrigan Clovston (Team B, Southern Illinois University)
Best Briefs
- South Texas School of Law (Team O)
- Ohio State University (Team G)
- St. John's University (Team Q)
RESULTS
Best Team: Faith Johnson and Kelsey Warren, Baylor University (Team Q)
Best Brief: Allison Hill and Antoinette Newberry, University of Georgia (Team J)
Best Oralist: Kelsey Warren, Baylor UniversityTop 5 Briefs:
- Allison Hill and Antoinette Newberry, University of Georgia (Team J)
- Kelli Rockandel and Zachary Chen, Vermont Law School (Team U)
- David Hommel and Andrew Lee, St. John's University (Team AA)
- NaKeisha Baptiste and Charles Pearson, Florida Coastal School of Law (Team L)
- Carrie Johnson and Alex Aronov, University of San Diego (Team V)
- Kelsey Warren, Baylor University
- Kacie Smith, Michigan State University
- David Hommel, St. John's University
- Faith Johnson, Baylor University
- Andrew Lee, St. John's University