On the first Monday in October, the Harlan Institute and The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) announce the Seventh Annual Virtual Supreme Court Competition. This year, the tournament focused on Espinoza v. Montana v. Department of Revenue. Twenty-one high school teams advanced to the semifinal rounds. They prepared briefs, and presented live oral arguments via Zoom. These students are very impressive. Here are their entries, with links to their briefs.
Earlier in April, we hosted the semifinal rounds. The top eight teams advanced to our “Elite Eight” round. Here are the new videos.
Match #1
- Petitioners: Petitioners: Curtis Herbert & Hayat Muse (Minnesota)
- Respondents: David Katz & Seldon Salaj (Greenwich High School, Connecticut)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFS-PCzehdA?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]
Match #2
- Petitioners: Dylan Mini & Dylan Maloney (Greenwich High School, Connecticut)
- Respondents: Brooke Sanchez & Avery Rose (Judge Barefoot Sanders H.S, Texas)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWOzg0Pk4Ck?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]
Match #3
- Petitioners: Luke Spitzley (East Grand Rapids HS, Michigan)
- Respondents: Makaylia Askew & Jacqueline Aliman (Creekview High School, Texas)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0IvvQo5uO0?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]
Match #4
- Petitioners: Elizabeth Adeoye & Yashica Nabar (Creekview High School, Texas)
- Respondents: Elliott Lloyd & Lance Pancoast (Lake Oswego H.S, Oregon)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypcrs1J8v4A?feature=oembed&w=500&h=375]
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