{"id":7475,"date":"2026-04-14T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/law\/?page_id=7475"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:22:06","slug":"intro-moot-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/law\/intro-moot-court\/","title":{"rendered":"About moot court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moot Court Spring 2025<\/p><\/div>\n

A moot court<\/strong> is an exercise in legal reasoning, research and teamwork.\u00a0 By “moot” we mean hypothetical — real world issues but in a fictional context.<\/p>\n

A moot court case<\/strong> explores a real issue that is not settled in law. You may select from cases suggested or suggest a case yourself.\u00a0 We need teams of at two to four people to argue a case.<\/p>\n

Moot court law teams engage in a three-stage process<\/strong>:\u00a0 1) legal research & turning in a preliminary memo; 2) writing the formal brief and turning it in; and 3) appearing in moot court and making an oral argument.<\/p>\n

The research, the brief and the oral argument do not have to be perfect. This is challenging material that is new to most students.\u00a0 Here are the basic expectations.<\/p>\n

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  1. MC 1 Legal research\u00a0<\/strong> involves looking up 1) case briefs and opinions of the court and 2) law journal articles that attempt to make sense of the many case briefs and opinions out there.\u00a0 \u00a0In your preliminary memo (D2L – MC1) you should summarize the legal argument in three or more cases and\/or law reviews.\u00a0 You should also assess the current state of similar cases from a Google search that finds two or three news articles.\u00a0 \u00a0The memo should be at least 500 words long.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. MC 2 Writing the brie<\/strong>f –\u00a0 The brief should be about three to five pages\u00a0 (700 + words long) and it should put the case in context, summarize your legal argument, ask for relief.\u00a0 You should cite five cases and law reviews.\u00a0 (For more, see “writing the brief<\/a>” on this site)<\/li>\n
  3. Oral argumen<\/strong>t –\u00a0 Legal arguments should be explained in the moot court, and questions from judges should be answered. Dates will be posted on the moot court case page<\/a>.\u00a0 Grades will be assigned for quality of the legal argument, for responsiveness to questions and challenges, and for persuasiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    COMS400.RUmootcourt slideshow\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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