Moot Court

This site is created for Mr. Sammetinger's Moot Supreme Court simulation. Students completing this simulation will have engaged in deep and intense research into constitutional law, case law, and how the legal system works in the United States. Through collaboration and intense study, students will put together a hearing of their own which includes 20 minutes per side for delivering their oral arguments and to be questioned by the Justices. Students will fulfill positions such as Chief Justice, Associate Justice (8), Petitioners, and Respondents (lawyers).

Students will:

-Pick teams

-Research Constitutional law and Case law

-Write Briefs

-Write Arguments

-Deliver 20 minute arguments

-Question and analyze the law

-Write an Opinion

Students can:

-Research and select relevant information from primary sources.

-Question the law and discover different interpretations of the law.

-Use appropriate resources and facts to back up positions.

-Write legal briefs and deliver oral arguments.

-Have fun learning and applying the law.

-Recite, identify, and describe case law.

-Students can critically think about law and the case.

-Students can collaborate to deliver the best arguments.

-Students can communicate their message and interpretation of the law.

-Students can creatively build an argument based on the given facts and procedures.

-Students can problem solve.

-Students can build a majority consensus through the art of persuasion.