Eric Tucker ’22 was the winner in the final round of the 2022 Dean’s Cup moot court competition held Feb. 22 at the Law School.

Tucker and fellow finalist Jenny N. Wheeler ’22 argued a fictional Supreme Court case challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2019 expansion of the definition of “public charge” under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The Duke Law Moot Court Board invites you to the final round of this year's Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. The Honorable Morgan Christen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the Honorable Barbara Lagoa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Honorable Carl E. Stewart, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will be judging our two finalists, Eric Roytman ’21 and Maurice Baynard ’21, for what is sure to be a fantastic round.

Donovan Stone ’20 withstood a round of tough grilling by a three-judge panel to prevail in the 2020 Dean’s Cup, winning the final round of Duke Law’s premier advocacy competition.

Stone and Zeke Starr ’20 briefed and argued a Supreme Court appeal of Manning v. Caldwell, a 2019 case in which a Fourth Circuit court invalidated a Virginia statute that permits the civil interdiction of one who has “shown himself to be a habitual drunkard,” which subjects the individual to criminal statutes restricting the possession and consumption of alcohol.

The final round of this year's Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. Farrah Bara and Luke Morgan (for Petitioner) and Hugh Hamilton and Jack Smith (for Respondent) argue Rodriguez v. Swartz, 899 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2018).

The Honorable Luis Restrepo (3d Cir.), The Honorable Nancy L. Moritz (10th Cir) and The Honorable James C. Ho (5th Cir.), preside.

Sponsored by Moot Court Board.

Recorded on February 25, 2019.

The final round of this year's Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. Zack Ezor and Meredith Compton (for Petitioner) and Zach Ferguson and Will Sowers (for Respondent) argue Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs Local 139 v. Schimel.

The Honorable Pamela Harris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Amul Roger Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Srikanth Srinivasan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit presided.

Sponsored by the Duke Law Moot Court Board.

Amelia DeGory '17 and Ethan Wright '18 and second-year students Hope Staneski and Leah Brenner argue Burwell v. CNS International Ministries, Inc. in the final round of the 2017 Duke Law Dean's Cup moot court competition.

The Honorable José A. Cabranes (Second Circuit), the Honorable Jeffrey Sutton (Sixth Circuit), and the Honorable Algenon L. Marbley (Southern District of Ohio) preside.

Sponsored by the Duke Law Moot Court Board.

The Duke Law Moot Court Board presents the final round of the 2016 Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. The Honorable Richard C. Tallman, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Honorable Jane Kelly, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller, Eastern District of California presided.

Second-year students Meredith Simons and Chase Harrington (for petitioner) and Ace Factor and Svein Hoexter (for respondent) argued Texas v. United States in Dean's Cup final round.

The final round of the 2015 Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. Finalists Annie Showalter L'16, Logan Mohs L'15, Zharna Shah L'15 and Chantalle Carles L'16 argue a Second Amendment case before a three-judge panel. The Honorable Mark Martin, Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, The Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr., Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and The Honorable Robert Lewis Hinkle, Northern District of Florida preside. Sponsored by the Dean's Office and the Moot Court Board.

The Duke Law Moot Court Board invites you to the final round of this year's Dean's Cup, Duke's premier oral advocacy competition. The problem involves a constitutional challenge by indigent plaintiffs to Tennessee's felon re-enfranchisement statute, which requires felons to pay all child support and restitution obligations before they can regain their right to vote. The student finalists are second-year students Shifali Baliga and Nina Gupta with Casteel Scherger '14 and Oscar Shine '13. This year's esteemed panel of judges are Hon. Marjorie Rendell (3d Cir.), Hon.

Phil Rubin '11 and Catherine Lawson '12 will argue First Amendment case against 2Ls Sarah Boyce and James Harlow.

Recorded on February 21, 2011.

Conference title: Dean's Cup Moot Court Competition 2011.

Appearing: Phil Rubin '11, Catherine Lawson '12, Sarah Boyce and James Harlow, participants ; Brett Kavanaugh (D.C. Circuit), Reena Raggi (2nd Circuit), and Denis Shedd (4th Circuit), judges.

Mock oral arguments before a panel of three judges. The questions before the judges involves a complex case involving the application of the First Amendment to commercial speech.

Recorded on February 11, 2010.

Conference title: Dean's Cup Moot Court Competition 2010.

Appearing: Kip Nelson '10, Steve Rawson '10, Rocio Perez '11, Ben Baucom '11, participants ; Judge Christine M. Durham (Utah Supreme Court), Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl (California Superior Court), Ernest Young (Duke's Alston & Bird Professor of Law), judges.

A panel of three appellate judges, Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit headed the panel, which included Judge James A. Wynn, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, decides which team has the more persuasive argument, based on an appeal of the Ninth Circuit's en banc opinion in Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights v. City & County of San Francisco.