Dean's Cup
The Dean’s Cup, initiated in 1963 by Deans E.R. Latty and J.D. Johnston, is Duke’s premier oral advocacy competition.
The Moot Court Board hosts the Dean’s Cup annually for second- and third-year students. The competition seeks to highlight the school’s best appellate advocates.
74 Pinehurst LLC v. New York, 59 F.4th 557 (2nd Cir. 2023). Trade associations and owners of rental properties in New York City challenged the constitutionality of New York’s Rent Stabilization Law (RSL) as amended in 2019. The Second Circuit ruled in favor of the City and state defendants, upholding the RSL. At issue in the competition is (1) whether New York's RSL as amended in 2019 constitutes a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment; and (2) whether New York's RSL as amended in 2019 constitutes a regulatory taking under the Fifth Amendment.
Judges
Recent judges of the Final Round of the Dean’s Cup have included U.S. Supreme Court Justices, federal court of appeals judges, U.S. district court judges, and state supreme court justices:
U.S. Supreme Court: Justice Scalia, Justice Alito.
U.S. Courts of Appeals: Thomas Ambro (3d Cir.), Rosemary Barkett (11th Cir.), Marsha Berzon (9th Cir.), José A. Cabranes (2d Cir.), Michael Chagares (3d Cir.), R. Guy Cole, Jr. (6th Cir.), Andre Davis (4th Cir.), Allyson Kay Duncan ’75 (4th Cir.), David Ebel (10th Cir.), Emilio Garza (5th Cir.), Roger Gregory (4th Cir.), Robert Henry (10th Cir.) (ret.), Jeffrey Howard (1st Cir.), E. Grady Jolly (5th Cir.), Allison Jones Rushing ‘07 (4th Cir.), Brett M. Kavanaugh (D.C. Cir.), Jane Kelly (8th Cir.), Carlos Lucero (10th Cir.), Blane Michael (4th Cir.), Karen Nelson Moore (6th Cir.), Diarmuid O'Scannlain (9th Cir.), Rosemary Pooler (2d Cir.), Reena Raggi (2d Cir.), Marjorie Rendell (3d Cir.), Robin S. Rosenbaum (11th Cir.), David Sentelle (D.C. Cir.), Dennis W. Shedd (4th Cir.), Sonia Sotomayor (then on the 2d Cir.), Richard C. Tallman (9th Cir.), Justin R. Walker (D.C. Cir.), James A. Wynn, Jr. (4th Cir.).
U.S. District Courts: Timothy Corrigan (M.D. Fla.), Catherine Eagles (M.D.N.C.), Robert Lewis Hinkle (N.D. Fla.), James P. Jones (E.D. Va.), David F. Levi (E.D. Cal.) (ret.), Kimberly J. Mueller (E.D. Cal.), William H. Pauley ’77 (S.D.N.Y.), Gene Pratter (E.D. Pa.), Lee H. Rosenthal (S.D. Tex.), Frederick Stamp (N.D.W. Va.).
State Supreme Courts: Christine M. Durham ’71 (Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court), Anita Earls (Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court), Henry Frye (Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court) (ret.), Goodwin Liu (Associate Justice, California Supreme Court), Mark Martin (Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court).
Contact Information
To reach the Deans Cup Coordinators, contact deanscup@law.duke.edu