2008 Paul A. McLennon, Sr. Honors Moot Court Competition

Spring 2008

Tournament Coordinators: Samira Seidu & Viviane Pourazary
Problem Writer: Lindsay O'Hair

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2008 Tournament Results

 

OVERALL

 

First Place:  Ben Shiftan

Second Place:  Matthew Ichinose

Third Place:  Marc Johnson

Fourth Place:  Ashley Hirano

BEST ORALIST AWARDS

First Place:  Ben Shiftan

Second Place:  Kelly Kennedy

Third Place:  Anand Upadhye

Fourth Place:  Mark Langer

BEST BRIEF - PETITIONER

First Place:  Lauren Cooper

Second Place:  Kelly Kennedy

Third Place:  Maureen Abdelsayed

Fourth Place:  Marissa McArthur

BEST BRIEF - RESPONDENT

First Place:  Marshall Skaletsky

Second Place:  Katherine Santon

Third Place:  Quinn Read

Fourth Place:  Phillipa Birch

 

QUARTERFINALISTS:

 

Joe Gorman

Ashley Hirano

Matthew Ichinose

Marc Johnson

Jarod Krissman

Alex Lowder

Ben Shiftan

Anand Upadhye

 

ROUND OF 16:
 

Chris Blosser

Megan Donohue

Joseph Englert

Joe Gorman

Ashley Hirano

Matthew Ichinose

Marc Johnson

Jarod Krissman

Mark Langer

Alex Lowder

Melissa Schmidt

Ben Shiftan

Marshall Skaletsky

Anand Upadhye

Chris Von Der Lieth

Douglas Wacker

 

ROUND OF 32:

 

Maureen Abdelsayed

Samin Adib

Jacob Anderson

Phillipa Birch

Chris Blosser

Lauren Cooper

Christine Diaz

Megan Donohue

Joseph Englert

Joe Gorman

Thomas Grossman

Kevin Hamilton

Ashley Hirano

Matthew Ichinose

Marc Johnson

Kelly Kennedy

Jarod Krissman

Mark Langer

Alex Lowder

Marissa McArthur

Victoria Rappaport

Quinn Read

Katherine Santon

Melissa Schmidt

Ben Shiftan

Daniel Sibor

Marshall Skaletsky

Alexis Steirman

Sherlin Tung

Anand Upadhye

Chris Von Der Lieth

Douglas Wacker

 

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Problem Summary:

 

In Boumediene v. Bush, a case now pending before the United States Supreme Court, aliens that are detained as enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba petition for writ of habeas corpus.  The Boumediene Petitioners are five Algerian-Bosnian citizens and one Algerian citizen with permanent Bosnian residency.  At the request of the U.S., all were arrested in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Bosnian police in October 2001 and brought to Guantanamo by U.S. forces in January 2002.  For tournament purposes, our "Supreme Court" will be reviewing both the issue of whether these detainees have a right to habeas and if so, whether Congress has given the detainees a sufficient alternative to habeas through the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) provided for under the Military Commissions Act of 2007.

 

On June 12, 2008, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held that the detainees had a constitutional right to habeas and that the procedures provided through the CSRTs was inadequate and ineffective.  Click here to read the opinion.

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For results from the 2007 McLennon Tournament, please click here.

For results from the 2006 McLennon Tournament, please click here.