Please join us for the final round of the 2019–2020 Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition

Friday, May 1, 2020
4:15–6:30 p.m

Via Zoom webinar. Please register here

The competition will be judged by a distinguished panel of federal judges: Hon. Joseph F. Bianco ’91 (2nd Circuit), Hon. Adalberto Jordán (11th Circuit), and Hon. Debra A. Livingston (2nd Circuit).

This year’s case —bringing with it a new set of social-distancing challenges not outlined in the case summary—touches on issues of disability rights, statutory interpretation, standing, and mootness. Oral arguments in Chen v. Secret Saturdays Inc. will be delivered by four outstanding student finalists: Lydia Turnage ’21 and Christen E. Hammock ’20 (representing Chen) and Gregory Bernstein ’20 and Andrew Khanarian ’20 (representing Secret Saturdays).

Since 1925, the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition has been the proving ground for the Law School’s most talented aspiring advocates. I hope you will join me in supporting this important program—and our larger commitment to providing students with unmatched opportunities to hone their legal skills—by attending this year’s final round.

Kindly sign up in advance to receive your individual registration code, which you will need to access the event. For inquiries, please contact Ilene Strauss or Sarah Shin.

This program is made possible by the generous support of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

Congratulations to the Four Finalists!

In October 2019, 73 law students signed up for the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court. They navigated the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), faced the absence of Internet-era guidance on how to apply the law, interacted with the web content accessibility guidelines, and dove into the depth of standing and mootness. After months of incredibly skilled competition, on March 9, 2020, our final four has emerged.

The Moot Court Executive Board would like to warmly congratulate:

Gregory Bernstein
Christen E. Hammock
Andrew Khanarian
Lydia Turnage

Christen Hammock and Lydia Turnage will represent the Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, while Gregory Bernstein and Andrew Khanarian will serve as counsel for the Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. The upcoming final round will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020. 

Congratulations to Our Semi-Finalists!

The Stone Moot Court Executive Board wants to congratulate the 16 competitors who have advanced out of the qualifying round into the elimination round. The competition was strong and each of these competitors demonstrated substantial written and oral advocacy skills to earn their place in the elimination round. They will be competing in two more rounds on March 4th and 5th to try to earn a spot in the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Final Round.

• Grace Assaye
• Gregory Bernstein
• Alexis Campbell
• Ellie Dupler
• Christen Hammock
• Zach Jones
• Britt Jordan
• Andrew Khanarian
• Mary Marshall
• Ian Miller
• Olivia Morrison
• Gabriella Okafor
• Thea Raymond-Sidel
• Emilie Schwarz
• Lydia Turnage
• Wendy Xiao

Register for Stone Moot Court Until TOMORROW, October 11th

Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition. We are very excited about this year's problem, which touches on disability law, technology, statutory interpretation, standing and mootness. Courts around the nation cannot agree about how Title III of the Americans with Disability Act ("ADA") applies to the Internet, a split that recently culminated in a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court (denied earlier this week).

The program is a great chance to further develop your legal writing skills and improve your public speaking. You also may win the chance to argue before a panel of Federal Courts of Appeals judges in the final round. If you wish to participate, you must register by 11:59 pm on 10/11. You can sign up using this Google form.
 
If you choose to participate in the competition, your participation will be noted on your transcript.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Stone Directors at stonedirectorcls@gmail.com with any questions.

We are excited to have you as a competitor!

Congratulations to the Four Finalists!

From 68 to down to 4.

In October 2018, 68 hopeful law students signed up for Columbia's oldest internal, competitive moot court, ready to research the First and Fourth Amendments, distinguish between canons of statutory interpretation, and discover the perils of shared Gmail accounts. After four months of competition, the final four competitors have emerged.

The Moot Court Executive Board gives a warm congratulations to the four competitors who have advanced out of the semifinal round into the final round. The competition was intense but each of these competitors demonstrated substantial written and oral advocacy skills to earn their place in the final round. 

Congratulations to:

Jeremy Patashnik, Christian Ronald, Jing Wang, and Tory Roberts!!!

Jeremy Patashnik and Christian Ronald will serve as counsel for the Plaintiffs-Appellants while Tory Roberts and Jing Wang will represent the Defendant-Appellee during the upcoming final rounds at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2019. 

You can read more about the competition and the upcoming final round here.

Congratulations to the 16 competitors who have advanced out of the qualifying round into the elimination round. The competition was strong and each of these competitors demonstrated substantial written and oral advocacy skills to earn their place in the elimination round. 

• Daniel Barlava
• Natalie Cha
• Scott Ferron
• Ernesto Hernandez
• Lear Jiang
• Rebecca Katz
• Brendan Krimsky
• Nicole Masiello
• Jordan Murov-Goodman
• Jeremy Patashnik
• Allison Pearl
• Tory Roberts
• Christian Ronald
• Hilary Rosenthal
• Nicole Walsh
• Jing Wang

Congratulations to our semifinalists and best of luck as they prepare for the semi-finals in February 2019!

Stone Moot Court Record Released - Registration Closes on 10/15

The 2018-2019 Stone Moot Court Record is available at the following link: 

Stone Moot Court Record 2018-2019

2Ls, 3Ls, and LLM students planning to compete in Stone Moot Court must register by October 15 at 5:00 pm at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/CRSJF7LHD8wQ5gFu1.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Stone Directors at stonedirectorcls@gmail.com with any questions.

We are excited to have you as a competitor!