2008 Competition Results

First Place:
Team 9, Michigan State University College of Law

Second Place:
Team 21, Texas Tech University School of Law

Semifinalists:
Team 11, South Texas College of Law
Team 20, Stetson University College of Law

Ambassador Round Winner:
Team 8, University of Pretoria Faculty of Law

Best Oralist:
Brittany Lannen, Team 13, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

Best Petitioner's Brief:
Team 9, Michigan State University College of Law

Best Respondent's Brief:
Team 7, University of California - Hastings College of the Law

Full results are here.

Final Round

Final Round - Saturday, October 25, 2008, 3:00 pm, room 310:

Team 21 (Petitioner) vs. Team 9 (Respondent)

Semifinal and Ambassador Rounds

Saturday, October 25, 2008, room 310

Semifinal Round:
9:30 am - Team 11 (Petitioner) vs. Team 9 (Respondent)
11:00 am - Team 21 (Petitioner) v. Team 20 (Respondent)

Ambassador Round:
1:00 pm - Team 8 (Petitioner) vs. Team 12 (Respondent)

Waiting...

A lot of time is spent waiting, but the teams seem to be in good spirits!

Quarterfinal Round

Quarterfinal Round - Friday afternoon, October 24, 2008:

2:00 pm
  room 526 - Team 17 (Petitioner) vs. Team 9 (Respondent)
  room 528 - Team 16 (Petitioner) vs. Team 11 (Respondent)

3:30 pm
  room 526 - Team 5 (Petitioner) vs. Team 20 (Respondent)
  room 528 - Team 21 (Petitioner) vs. Team 23 (Respondent)

Teams 17-27 - Pictures

Once again, more team pictures.

Team 17




Team 18




Team 19




Team 20




Team 21




Team 22




Team 23




Team 27




Not pictured: Team 24

Teams 9-16 - Pictures

More team pictures.

Team 9




Team 10




Team 11




Team 12




Team 13




Team 15




Team 16




More team pictures will be posted later today.

Octofinal Round

Octofinal Round - Friday morning, October 24, 2008:

9:30 am
  room 526 - Team 11 (Petitioner) vs. Team 2 (Respondent)
  room 527 - Team 3 (Petitioner) vs. Team 9 (Respondent)
  room 528 - Team 7 (Petitioner) vs. Team 17 (Respondent)
  room 531 - Team 16 (Petitioner) vs. Team 12 (Respondent)

11:00 am
  room 526 - Team 5 (Petitioner) vs. Team 13 (Respondent)
  room 527 - Team 10 (Petitioner) vs. Team 23 (Respondent)
  room 528 - Team 19 (Petitioner) vs. Team 20 (Respondent)
  room 531 - Team 21 (Petitioner) vs. Team 22 (Respondent)

Life Imitates Art

Meanwhile, in the "real" world...

TOKYO, October 23, 2008 – Police in Japan have arrested a woman who murdered the avatar of her online ex-husband in "Maple Story," a popular interactive game. She reportedly used his login information, which she had obtained while they were "married," to delete his digital persona after he suddenly divorced her.

More here: AP via Yahoo!

Teams 1-8 - Pictures

Pictures of the teams. Show us your smiling faces!

Team 1




Team 2




Team 3




Team 4




Team 5




Team 6




Team 7




Team 8




More will be posted tomorrow morning! Also, let us know if you'd like a copy of the picture (full-sized originals) emailed to you.

Welcome!

Welcome to the 27th Annual John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law!



We enjoyed meeting many of the competitors at the opening reception on Wednesday evening.

Schedule of Events

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2008 briefs posted

Briefs submitted by participants in the 27th Annual Competition are now posted here, on the Competition website. Oral arguments will take place October 23-25, 2008. Preliminary round pairings will be announced on October 23.