National Intermural Moot Court Competitions
Third-year students who participated in Stone during their second year are eligible for membership on BU Law-sponsored intermural moot court teams. Team members write the brief, practice oral arguments with teammates and faculty and represent BU Law at the respective competitions. Team members also serve as preceptors, scoring participants in the Stone or Albers Competitions.
The number of teams and the sponsored competitions may vary from year to year, depending on student interest. Recently, BU Law has sent teams to the following competitions:
National Moot Court Competition
(sponsored by the Bar Association of the City of New York) Pre-requisite is participation in Albers. Three team members write a brief in September and October and argue at a regional competition in mid-November. If successful at the regional level, team members will travel to New York City for the finals in the second semester. The case involves issues of federal constitutional or statutory law.
National Appellate Advocacy Competition
(sponsored by the American Bar Association) Three team members write a brief in the second semester and argue at a regional competition in late February or early March. If successful, team members will compete in finals held at the site of the American Bar Association convention in April. The case usually involves issues of federal constitutional or statutory law.
National First Amendment Law Moot Court Competition
(sponsored by the First Amendment Center and Vanderbilt University Law School) Two team members write a brief due February and argue at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, in late February or early March. Case involves First Amendment issues relating to either free speech or religion clauses.
John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Competition
(sponsored by Seton Hall Law School) Two to three team members write a brief in February and March and argue at Seton Hall Law School in Newark, New Jersey, in late March or early April. Case involves issues of criminal procedure.
Sutherland Cup Moot Court Competition
(sponsored by Catholic University, Columbus School of Law) Three team members write a brief in the second semester and argue at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Case involves issues of constitutional law.