Monday, August 21, 2023

Argument Cases

List of oral argument cases.

We have 30 in the class and 15 cases; every case has two advocates and two judges. At some point in the semester, you must agree with your partner as to who will represent which side (per SCOTUS practice, the first-listed party is petitioner, the loser below) and who will serve as chief justice. 

Fifteen cases means we can do this in one long (8-ish-hour) day of arguments, including a break for lunch.

I assigned all roles on all cases at random, ensuring only that no one argues and judges consecutive cases.