moot court
Texas Insurance Case Attempt to Answer the Age Old Question of whether you’re “in” a car that’s lying on top of you
I’ve recently developed the disturbing habit of relaxing by listening to recordings of oral arguments. Oyez.org offers all the U.S. Supreme Court arguments, nearly as soon as they happen. Listening to Boumediene v. Bush ended up coming in pretty handy on my Con Law final, though I’ll reserve judgment on whether it did me any […]
Oral Argument, Quality of Performance in the Eye of the Beholder
Anyone who just went through moot court tryouts at the University of Houston Law Center this weekend would do well to keep the following in mind, regardless of the outcome. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun was known to grade the performance of oral advocates who appeared before the court -
A paper analyzing the effect of […]
Arthur Miller and Scalia Spar in Oral Argument before Supreme Court
If you’re like me the sonorous northern twang of Arthur Miller’s Brooklyn accent (from the CivPro Sum and Substance series) is burned into my brain. For that reason, this brief exchange, from Miller’s oral argument before SCOTUS in Tellabs v. Makor seemed particularly hilarious.
Scalia clearly was on the side of the companies, chiming in from […]
Advice for Lawyers preparing Oral Arguments from Chief Judge Paul Michel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Chief Judge Paul Michel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)
UVA: Michel Explains Role of Federal Circuit, Offers Advice to Students, via Bashman.
“Judges are going to ask a lot of questions, particularly appellate judges …and they actually expect answers, and they need answers, and they want answers, and lawyers who […]
Texas Supreme Court to feature Webcast of Oral Argument March 20th
From the Texas Appellate Law Blog we learn that Live Supreme Court Webcasts Begin March 20. This comes at a good time for those of us at UH preparing for the competitive rounds of the John Black Moot Court competition. I’ve been trawling the web for oral argument resources. The best so far - video […]
Apparently Your Moot Court Days Don’t End in Law School
1Ls at the University of Houston Law Center recently endured had the pleasure of participating in the mandatory rounds of the John Black Moot Court competition. For the uninitiated, Moot Court is the fantasyland of the appellate process, whereas Mock Trial is where we go to get our Perry Mason on. To whatever future bright-eyed […]