The Moot Court team will be competing at the Empire State Regional competition at Albany Law School on November 1st-2nd. Later in the semester, there will be an option to participate in AMCA's Brief Writing competitions as well.

Issue One is about the Fifth Amendment: specifically, whether the Fifth Amendment privilege against compelled self-incrimination bars the government from forcing an individual to decrypt data on their smartphone. 

Issue Two is about the First Amendment: specifically, what constitutes speech that is protected under the right to free speech and what speech is recognized as threatening to individuals according to the court.

The pdf of the case packet is here:

AMCA Moot Court 24-25 Case Problem (Aug 11) 

Every competitor will compete three times on the first day, arguing both sides of their respective issue. The highest-scoring pairs will go on to the second day, which will have a standard elimination bracket. At the end of the second day, the winners will receive their awards, and awards will also be given for a small number of additional accomplishments.

Please note that the itinerary is subject to change depending on exact signup and attendance numbers and balance.

There is no cap on number of students per school

Please note that all times of day will be Eastern Standard time, as that is the local timezone for Cornell’s main campus.

The tournament will be run approximately according to AMCA rules, but we reserve the right to make our own changes for the sake of a more feasible and streamlined competition.