{"id":572,"date":"2016-01-27T18:13:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/health-law-institute\/?p=572"},"modified":"2016-01-27T18:13:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:13:52","slug":"moot-court-judges-needed-for-health-law-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/health-law-institute\/2016\/01\/27\/moot-court-judges-needed-for-health-law-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Moot Court Judges Needed for Health Law Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchell Hamline School of Law will be hosting its first moot court competition as a new law school in February. The William C. McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition in its 31st<\/sup> year will be held February 18, 19 & 20, 2016. The oral argument phase of this year\u2019s competition will take place at Hamline\u2019s St. Louis Park location near the West End Shoppes.\u00a0This year twenty teams from law schools across the country will argue the chosen civil rights case.\u00a0Critical to the success of the competition have been the attorneys, law professors and judges who have volunteered to grade briefs and\/or hear and score the oral arguments of the competing teams. As a result of their involvement, over the years, thousands of young lawyers have been introduced to the experience of practice in this important area of law by being engaged in research, reflection, dialogue and advocacy concerning its issues.<\/p>\n

We are hoping that you will consider serving as an oral argument judge.\u00a0Also, we’d appreciate if you would please bring the opportunity for involvement in the to the members of your law firm and any other legal professional colleagues.<\/p>\n

If you volunteer to be an oral argument judge, it will involve approximately two hours of your time at one of the times listed below. While we only ask oral argument judges to judge one argument, we would be more than happy to sign you up for more than one if you are willing and able.\u00a0The sessions available during the week are:<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 18
\n<\/strong>12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Friday, February 19
\n<\/strong>12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Saturday, February 20
\n<\/strong>8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Oral argument judges will be provided a bench memo, the lower court opinions, a summary of significant cases and score sheets.\u00a0\u00a0Oral argument judges will also be provided sample questions.<\/p>\n

\u200b<\/strong>This year\u2019s competition problem considers whether\u00a0Mississippi\u2019s requirement that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals imposed an unconstitutional undue burden on a woman\u2019s right to choose an abortion in Mississippi.\u00a0The competition case is\u00a0Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization v. Currier<\/em>, 760 F.3d 448 (5th<\/sup>\u00a0Cir. 2014).\u00a0 In the actual case, a petition for certiorari is pending before the United States Supreme Court.\u00a0 For purposes of the competition, we asked teams to assume that a petition for certiorari was granted in this case and that it is now before the United States Supreme Court.\u00a0 After the problem went out to competitors, the Supreme Court granted cert in another case raising similar issues,\u00a0Whole Woman’s Health, et al. v. Cole, Comm’r, TX DHS, et al.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you or any members of your firm are able to judge the 2016 competition, please fill out this google link<\/a> call or email Competition Administrator Deb Lange at\u00a0\u00a0651-290-6319<\/a>\u00a0or deb.lange@mitchellhamline.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitchell Hamline School of Law will be hosting its first moot court competition as a new law school in February. The William C. McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition in its 31st year will be held February 18, 19 & 20, 2016. The oral argument phase of this year\u2019s competition will take place at Hamline\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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