Ames Moot Court Competition 2021

This year’s hypothetical case, Charles Artiss v. Westlake Pharmaceuticals, Inc., asked the teams to address one of the foremost hurdles in a lawsuit: personal jurisdiction.
This year's presiding judges were Elena Kagan ’86, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; Kimberly S. Budd ’91, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; and Consuelo Maria Callahan, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Carrie E. Buck Memorial Team (Petitioner):
John Acton, Jason Altabet*, Matt J. Bendisz, Ryan Dunbar, Maria Huryn, and Fenella McLuskie*
The Lila A. Fenwick Memorial Team (Respondent):
Chinyere Amanze*, Avita Anand, Reagan Chrisco, Sarah Maher, Morgan Sandhu*, and Mariah Watson
(*denotes oralist)
The Ames Moot Court Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year. Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.
For more information, visit the Board of Student Advisers website orgs.law.harvard.edu/bsa/fina...
To view the history of the Ames Moot Court Competition, including decades of videos and info on past competitions, go to : hls.harvard.edu/ames-moot-court/

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  • @benabrahamson8487
    @benabrahamson84872 жыл бұрын

    I understand all of the words individually, but not together.. still can't stop watching

  • @Khimbdrgrg1

    @Khimbdrgrg1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @ronawhatever

    @ronawhatever

    2 жыл бұрын

    U can Wikipedia Civ pro personal jurisdiction and tort vicarious liability and corporate law agency theory. These keywords would probably help u understand it better!

  • @Feliole

    @Feliole

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jargons are often used in law and court decisions (judgment). They are sort of titles for some rule or court decision which apply to a set of situations. Decisions/Judgements of courts apply the same rules to the same situations. For example: “This rule applies in Case X which has these circumstances. Therefore the same judgment and the same rules should apply to Case Y which has similar circumstances.” Context is key that’s why law students/lawyers study massive amounts of text so that they can apply those rules to a similar situation. Hope this explanation helps as to why law jargon sounds so alien. - From a J.D. Studying for the Bar

  • @kennethcarvalho3684

    @kennethcarvalho3684

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha true

  • @isaiahbaggett5014

    @isaiahbaggett5014

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every time I watch these, I think of this comment :P

  • @americanswan
    @americanswan2 жыл бұрын

    The stress I would have standing before a court like that.

  • @TeamTimeRiders
    @TeamTimeRiders2 жыл бұрын

    I just mooted this past semester, and this is absolutely impressive. To be able to delve into caselaw so effortlessly in answering minute and specific questions from judges is unbelievable. These law students could give most practicing lawyers a run for their money. Insane. That’s the level of Harvard.

  • @onebuffalo5402

    @onebuffalo5402

    2 жыл бұрын

    no they couldnt give practicing lawyers a run for their money. They'll be good in time but they also mock trail this about 200x before the competition. something real lawyers dont do (at best a real lawyer might run 1 mock trial if its a massive case)

  • @dragonflarefrog1424

    @dragonflarefrog1424

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onebuffalo5402 Ahhh I didn’t know that. Repeated study of one case would make anyone good.

  • @tylko_do_pracy1083

    @tylko_do_pracy1083

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onebuffalo5402 You're right that they practiced way more than a normal attorney would, you're also confusing mock trial and moot court. Two completely different kinds of audiences and argumentation styles. If you don't practice, you're going to have a bad time. Oyez has a huge cache of SCOTUS oral arguments, you can really distinguish between someone who practiced and someone who didn't.

  • @esol927

    @esol927

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@onebuffalo5402 To be fair, if you're a real attorney arguing before the Supreme Court you're probably going to practice more than once, lol.

  • @liezltatoy2887

    @liezltatoy2887

    Жыл бұрын

    8

  • @arvinhernandez2503
    @arvinhernandez25032 жыл бұрын

    Love the fact that Justice Kagan never forgets to mention and honor her former law students, and one of them, Elizabeth Prelogar, is now the Solicitor General of the United States (mentioned at the last part). 💯

  • @Oldwoman6285
    @Oldwoman62852 жыл бұрын

    I thought I knew English till I started watching moot courts in english

  • @yorkman129
    @yorkman1292 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic to see that Ames is back! I don’t understand some of the technical legal arguments but the quality of the oralists is very impressive.

  • @mohansurya7518

    @mohansurya7518

    2 жыл бұрын

    9

  • @govindmenon2874
    @govindmenon28742 жыл бұрын

    Babe wake up new Ames Moot Competition just dropped

  • @futurekillerful
    @futurekillerful2 жыл бұрын

    Finally...it's here. I've been waiting for so long....sitting in a corner...pondering "what is life without Ames".

  • @curiousgeorgia11.11

    @curiousgeorgia11.11

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol are we going to be seeing ur face at one of these in the future 😏

  • @nanayawnkansahoduro7034
    @nanayawnkansahoduro70342 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't wait to see it been uploaded. Great insight from all candidates. Great stuff

  • @user-ci8qs2oc1b
    @user-ci8qs2oc1b2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant students. Must be very intimidating arguing about /applying Ford considering Kagan wrote the opinion.

  • @esmaboztas1747
    @esmaboztas17472 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been waiting for this!

  • @muhammadfarhanzahidabdilla3217
    @muhammadfarhanzahidabdilla32172 жыл бұрын

    Woww. I am speechless. This big annual event is coming again... Hope i'll be there soon.

  • @williamgregory1848
    @williamgregory18482 жыл бұрын

    My favorite time of year. When the next generation of lawyers argue in court. (I’m also glad to see one of my heroes, Justice Elena Kagan, back at the Ames Court)

  • @kfoster1935
    @kfoster1935 Жыл бұрын

    I’d simply faint.The sheer amount of pressure is suffocating.

  • @cadlarkaweso9214
    @cadlarkaweso92142 жыл бұрын

    Finally... Winter is here... Waited for this for a year

  • @Adam_Pianist
    @Adam_Pianist2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched multiple of these and continue not to know anything they're saying. 💀

  • @drippysonic9060

    @drippysonic9060

    2 жыл бұрын

    Read the captions. It’ll all make sense better lol

  • @the_tax_consultant

    @the_tax_consultant

    Жыл бұрын

    Technical language can be a bit difficult to grasp at first, but it gets better with practice!

  • @emiliemartin813
    @emiliemartin8137 ай бұрын

    Oh my goodness this was so much fun to watch! Bravo to everyone's hard work!

  • @Mthomilk
    @Mthomilk2 жыл бұрын

    I'm an LLB student watching all the way from South Africa, I love this.

  • @anonymoususer7119
    @anonymoususer71192 жыл бұрын

    31:47 to 33:15 This young man is great at going back and forth with Judges.

  • @elliewise4704
    @elliewise47042 жыл бұрын

    So excited to watch! I’ve been waiting for this all year!

  • @alillachmojahid3498

    @alillachmojahid3498

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your dream is to become a lawyer ?

  • @elliewise4704

    @elliewise4704

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alillachmojahid3498 As a step to becoming a judge, yes!

  • @alillachmojahid3498

    @alillachmojahid3498

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elliewise4704 ohh good way to your nice goal , you have a Instagram ? I want to ask you about this work ( judge) 🙂🙂

  • @godwinmsekwa9073

    @godwinmsekwa9073

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am so much excited also, I like to be a part of the upcoming moot Court, when it will be held

  • @godwinmsekwa9073

    @godwinmsekwa9073

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elliewise4704 congratulations 👏👏

  • @brentturno861
    @brentturno8612 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this! 😱

  • @anonymoususer7119
    @anonymoususer71192 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this

  • @roxannepedlar7763
    @roxannepedlar77634 ай бұрын

    The danger is found in the different side effects that are being felt by the petitioners who have brought the suit😢

  • @rsjrx
    @rsjrx2 жыл бұрын

    The party must be wild upstairs. Kagan knows how to let loose.

  • @cassiachung4805
    @cassiachung48052 жыл бұрын

    21:39 that hair slick was so confident omg LOL

  • @ruchpat1
    @ruchpat12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Harvard Law School for posting this video.

  • @rafd3593
    @rafd3593 Жыл бұрын

    Some impressive performances including that from a fellow Brit. I wouldn’t like to stand before those judges. I’d crumble.

  • @anonymoususer7119
    @anonymoususer71192 жыл бұрын

    1:06:21 Excellent response to the question on precedents and stare decises (i may have spelt that incorrectly)

  • @DB-gl3jx

    @DB-gl3jx

    Жыл бұрын

    stare decisis

  • @archersbane
    @archersbane2 жыл бұрын

    I feel like they can never get the audio right until 30-45 minutes in the competition but it does get better. Also, deciding on who the best oralist was must've been tough but Morgan Sandhu was the right choice!

  • @an0n71
    @an0n712 жыл бұрын

    That speaker “stacy” at the beginning doesn’t seem to be too confident she nervous

  • @curiousgeorgia11.11

    @curiousgeorgia11.11

    2 жыл бұрын

    She’s British amongst native Americans

  • @n0twist1
    @n0twist12 жыл бұрын

    just checking in to see if anyone fainted this year

  • @hazel5447

    @hazel5447

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣 same

  • @ngochuong7679
    @ngochuong76792 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @fredypelaez113
    @fredypelaez1132 жыл бұрын

    Español cuando van a subtitular eso

  • @futurekillerful
    @futurekillerful2 жыл бұрын

    I was finnaly able to sit down and give this a listen... The third speaker was incredible...I can't say I heard a single "um" really in her entire argument. I think, if i remember right, i can say the same thing about the 4th speaker as well tbh. Moreover, the way she articulated her thoughts+ her tone was something to behold.

  • @joshua_2850
    @joshua_28502 жыл бұрын

    I want to become a lawyer but man i cant imagine myself standing there and not shaking

  • @BlueSupermoon20

    @BlueSupermoon20

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t worry, this is not the day to day for most attorneys. And presenting a case in front of these judges is not what most lawyers will ever face in their careers! Law is dynamic. And you will learn oral argument skills to equip you to deal with situations like this.

  • @Jupiter-shorts_
    @Jupiter-shorts_2 жыл бұрын

    Very professional

  • @Abdilahi977
    @Abdilahi977 Жыл бұрын

    Although I am not a law student but I like this videos. I started to watch the video but I didn’t understood what they are talking about.After you read the paper that they attached it, you can enjoy the whole video until the end.

  • @lakeshagadson357
    @lakeshagadson3572 жыл бұрын

    it will be good if yall lawyers get together with other lawyers who does the same thing that you do.

  • @nob6023
    @nob60232 жыл бұрын

    no one fainted..

  • @counselcouncilfellowship5344
    @counselcouncilfellowship53442 жыл бұрын

    This was very spirited. Mr. Artabet was well prepared.

  • @donmiller2689
    @donmiller26892 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!..

  • @whitenova754
    @whitenova754 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a justice from my state supreme court.

  • @PIX-HUGEIFY
    @PIX-HUGEIFY2 жыл бұрын

    who won!? Both right?

  • @ianmann28
    @ianmann286 ай бұрын

    Finally, an oralist with a RP accent! Thanks Fenella

  • @mikebanks1233
    @mikebanks12332 жыл бұрын

    One state claims they have jurisdiction, then another state claims they have jurisdiction is this possible if so why??

  • @memyself4431

    @memyself4431

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi living that scenario for 3 years no answers

  • @drippysonic9060

    @drippysonic9060

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well I do recall, from my attention payed in class, that there is a concept called “State’s Rights”; whereas, a state government could have jurisdiction to enforce constitutional laws unto their citizens rather than having permission from the federal government.

  • @lakeshagadson357
    @lakeshagadson3572 жыл бұрын

    i been want to know what its like to be on cnn or cspan.

  • @daniellewyatt7966
    @daniellewyatt79662 жыл бұрын

    Can someone explain what they r fighting about, r they fighting about drugs or Ford?

  • @esol927

    @esol927

    2 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like the basic facts of the case are that the Plaintiff took the generic version of a drug and was injured in a way that the warning label didn't cover. So they are suing the manufacturer of the *brand name* drug, who wrote the label that appears on the generic version. The question is whether the manufacturer of the brand name drug is sufficiently connected to the state, and to the harm that occurred, to allow the court to exercise jurisdiction over them. The first speaker relies very heavily on Ford, a case involving a similar, but not identical, set of circumstances, to argue that because the Supreme Court allowed jurisdiction to be exercised in Ford, the court should also allow jurisdiction to be exercised here. So they wind up arguing a lot about Ford, because the Judges are trying to poke holes in the argument that Ford is *actually* applicable to the facts of this case.

  • @timothykozlowski2945
    @timothykozlowski2945Ай бұрын

    Easy to tell when these took place

  • @joshuaknight311
    @joshuaknight3112 жыл бұрын

    What's do the winner get

  • @moscowirl7253

    @moscowirl7253

    2 жыл бұрын

    respect.

  • @roxannepedlar7763
    @roxannepedlar77634 ай бұрын

    The gaining of profit is absolutely important to the Pharmaceutical Company😮.

  • @VineetaSinghVerma
    @VineetaSinghVerma8 ай бұрын

    Ames Moot Court! Medicine is completely a different world! other than law ; because it needs empathy! One cannot become a good physician without empathy! Pharmaceutical companies need to be more informative before using a particular drug! I am a native English speaker who can speak French, German , Spanish, Mandarin, Swahili (Africa); Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam(Indian Subcontinent),Arabic( United Arab Emirates), Punjabi or Urdu ( Northern Indian States)! Basically I have a very deep root of British Ancestry ! My paternal family was involved in Bureaucracy and Judiciary ; and my maternal family was involved Science and Technology which also includes Agriculture (Small and Large Scale farming);

  • @johnbowden4761
    @johnbowden47612 жыл бұрын

    stupid question....they referenced "the state of Ames" multiple times...does the Ames competition take place in a fictional state?

  • @SoLyrical2

    @SoLyrical2

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes. Ames is a fictional jurisdiction.

  • @johnbowden4761

    @johnbowden4761

    9 ай бұрын

    appreciate the clarification@@SoLyrical2

  • @justinpannu8257
    @justinpannu82572 жыл бұрын

    I disagree with the judges - the gentlemen was by far the best oralist.

  • @aldrinzothanmawia9589
    @aldrinzothanmawia95892 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @chrisdvine
    @chrisdvine2 жыл бұрын

    Aaaand that's why I didn't get into Harvard!

  • @vaibhavigupta9400
    @vaibhavigupta9400 Жыл бұрын

    Why wouldn't they just sue who manufactured the drug?

  • @ezulafeef5688
    @ezulafeef56882 жыл бұрын

    The second guy.. am I looking at Mike Ross in real world...?

  • @genethharris3894
    @genethharris38942 жыл бұрын

    Well say and done some how there get time how they kill on get a way tell them God don't sleep

  • @estimateking7981
    @estimateking79812 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @laurencetarquinio6716
    @laurencetarquinio67162 жыл бұрын

    💯

  • @thimomwwn6428
    @thimomwwn64282 жыл бұрын

    LLB

  • @victoriaax6800
    @victoriaax68002 жыл бұрын

    why did they literally hammer Ms. Amanze

  • @SalesforceUSA
    @SalesforceUSA2 жыл бұрын

    I love MIT.

  • @sylvia8742
    @sylvia87422 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @phoenixcollege6608
    @phoenixcollege6608 Жыл бұрын

    la mujer y el de lentes mi gustan.

  • @robertorivera4482
    @robertorivera44822 жыл бұрын

    0:41 isn't she the one who fainted years ago?

  • @DB-gl3jx

    @DB-gl3jx

    2 жыл бұрын

    No she isn’t.

  • @samararoberts7596

    @samararoberts7596

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol, no 🤣

  • @user-ek9vg8eo1j
    @user-ek9vg8eo1jАй бұрын

    she does not emphasis important key pieces

  • @truongnguyenytb
    @truongnguyenytb2 жыл бұрын

    Tôi cho rằng không thể thuyết phục được Tòa nếu bạn lụm thứ bạn đã từng vứt vào sọt rác.

  • @LucilleMilo
    @LucilleMilo2 жыл бұрын

    the young lady introducing the case needs to find something else to do. litigation is not going to go well.

  • @ariamasoudifar9589
    @ariamasoudifar95892 жыл бұрын

    When will you bring conservative justices?

  • @trangvophuong6919

    @trangvophuong6919

    2 жыл бұрын

    They... are conservative justices? On this moot court, Justice Kagan is the only judge that was appointed by a Democratic President. Judge Kimberly Sudd was appointed by a Republican governor, and Judge Consuelo Callahan was appointed by a Republican President. This panel has a 2-1 Conservative supermajority.

  • @jennifera3074

    @jennifera3074

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh aria

  • @rpdbu8250

    @rpdbu8250

    Жыл бұрын

    7th Circuit Judge Easterbrook was there previously.

  • @xximpacts2cks
    @xximpacts2cks2 жыл бұрын

    I’d just bring up my Fortnite wins and earnings and it would be an auto dub. I’d box these judges like fish, absolutely cranking 90’s. Case closed.

  • @moscowirl7253

    @moscowirl7253

    2 жыл бұрын

    lel you go man

  • @joseluisortega732
    @joseluisortega7322 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @carltapnio4810
    @carltapnio48102 жыл бұрын

    Smart 🐑

  • @evansjohnarek2271
    @evansjohnarek22712 жыл бұрын

    That young man is too bright for these women even judges cannot defeat him.

  • @birdieblair5817

    @birdieblair5817

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s such a dumb correlation

  • @curiousgeorgia11.11

    @curiousgeorgia11.11

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@birdieblair5817 the dumbest

  • @drippysonic9060

    @drippysonic9060

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@birdieblair5817 Do you know the definition of correlation? That word doesn’t belong in this sentence.

  • @VP-km1ru
    @VP-km1ru Жыл бұрын

    hard to take anyone that wears a face diaper seriously.

  • @strangerrrrrrr
    @strangerrrrrrr2 жыл бұрын

    boo 🍅

  • @Frenite
    @Frenite2 жыл бұрын

    Do they really all have to be wearing masks?

  • @9290SC

    @9290SC

    2 жыл бұрын

    No lol. Virus goes straight through masks!!! With the exception of N95

  • @Miss.Scarlett
    @Miss.Scarlett2 жыл бұрын

    why is everyone wearing masks? its very weird

  • @jennifera3074

    @jennifera3074

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you new here

  • @cleo.butterflysflyinthesky1637

    @cleo.butterflysflyinthesky1637

    Жыл бұрын

    You live under a rock?

  • @VP-km1ru
    @VP-km1ru Жыл бұрын

    these people must be high on something to speak like this...just string together a bunch of big words into sentences which make 0 sense. talk about blowing hot air out of one's mouth.

  • @anthonymoran1121

    @anthonymoran1121

    10 ай бұрын

    Just say you don’t understand

  • @user-ek9vg8eo1j
    @user-ek9vg8eo1jАй бұрын

    shes very monotone and unenthused

  • @evansjohnarek2271
    @evansjohnarek22712 жыл бұрын

    That young man is great and understand law unlike these his colleagues women who are too mounthy and no substance .

  • @pheeuh

    @pheeuh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you visit this video to be misogynistic?

  • @cassiachung4805

    @cassiachung4805

    2 жыл бұрын

    The blatant misogyny in your comment

  • @HA-ug4qu

    @HA-ug4qu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pheeuh wtf 🤣 what misogyny ? Just criticizing women is misogyny? Maybe he's not a very good judge hence he's not in the video but how tf is that misogyny 🤣🤣🤣

  • @pheeuh

    @pheeuh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HA-ug4qu you know that wasn't constructive criticism.. there's a complete difference from criticizing and insulting someone