Mock Supreme Court

Students will hone their written and oral advocacy skills in this skills-oriented course. Students will practice by writing a portion of an appellate brief and engaging in oral arguments defending and opposing the arguments in their brief. Besides working with factual arguments, students will be exposed to statutory construction arguments, policy arguments, and other types of arguments frequently before the United States Supreme Court.

This course will be divided into two components: intensive written and oral. The first half of the semester is devoted to developing students' research and writing skills by writing the argumentation section of a brief. The second half of the semester will be spent in oral advocacy rounds that build on the students' earlier written work.

Note: Moot Court Honors Program students may not take this course.

Prerequisite: LAWS I (145A) and LAWS II (145B, 145AA, 145NG, or 145TP)