From March 23-24, 2024, Michigan State University College of Law hosted the third annual Moot Court Competition focusing on issues of Gender, Sexuality, and Law. The competition was hosted virtually with all rounds of arguments held online over Zoom.
In 2024, the competition featured 32 teams representing 20 Law Schools (Table 1: Participating Law Schools 2024), and 64 advocates competed in three preliminary rounds. The top eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals for three elimination rounds, four teams advanced to the semi-final rounds, and two teams competed in the final round of the competition.
| Law School | State | QF | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | Georgia | |||
| Chicago-Kent College of Law | Illinois | |||
| Columbia Law School (2 Teams) | New York | * | * | |
| Detroit Mercy Law (2 Teams) | Michigan | |||
| George Washington University Law School | Washington D.C. | |||
| Gonzaga University School of Law (3 Teams) | Washington | |||
| Michigan State University College of Law (2 Teams) | Michigan | * | ||
| Ohio State University (2 Teams) | Ohio | |||
| Seton Hall School of Law | New Jersey | * | ||
| St. John's University School of Law | New York | |||
| Syracuse University College of Law | New York | |||
| UC Law San Francisco (2 Teams) | California | * | * | |
| University of Cincinnati College of Law (3 Teams) | Ohio | * | * | * |
| University of Dayton School of Law | Ohio | |||
| University of Houston Law Center (2 Teams) | Texas | |||
| University of Illinois Chicago School of Law | Illinois | |||
| University of Minnesota Law School (2 Teams) | Minnesota | * | * | * |
| University of Wisconsin Law School | Wisconsin | * | ||
| Wayne State University College of Law (2 Teams) | Michigan | |||
| Yale Law School | Connecticut | * |
2024 Final Round
The 2024 final round was judged by:
- Justice Elizabeth M. Welch, Michigan Supreme Court
- Kylar W. Broadus, Esq., Attorney and Co-Founder of Trans People of Color Coalition
- Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, Michigan Court of Appeals
2024 MSU College of Law Student Involvement
The Student Leadership Team for the Competition included Katie Kennedy ('24), Joshua Cambri ('24), Jessica Boeve (’25), Nick Butkevich (’24), and Kennedy Clothier (’25).
2024 MSU College of Law Team Information
Michigan State University fielded two teams. Team members included Patricia De La Hoya-Velez (’25), Stephanie Diamond (’25), Emma Haiser (’25), Tessa Phillips (’25), and alternate Kennedy Clothier (’25). The team, composed of Tessa Phillips (’25) and Emma Haiser (’25), won the award for Best Brief and made it to the quarter-final round before a narrow loss to the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
2024 Competition Results
The 2023 Gender + Sexuality Moot Court Competition was held on March 23-24, 2024. Congratulations to the winners!
2024 Competition Results
TEAM RESULTS
First Place:
University of Minnesota Law School (Leah Kanihan and Madeleine Kim)
Second Place:
University of Cincinnati College of Law (Sydney Sparks and Emily Harmon)
Semi-Final Teams:
UC Law San Francisco (Diana Banh and Brianna Fluhrer)
Columbia Law School (Hannah LeBaron and Andrew Brennen)
Quarter Final Teams:
Michigan State University College of Law (Tessa Phillips and Emma Haiser)
Seton Hall School of Law (Joseph Keller and Joanna Scotti)
University of Wisconsin Law School (Caitlin Vasington and Clayton Goetz)
Yale Law School (Donovan Bendana and Pablo Moraga))
BEST BRIEF AWARDS
1st Place
Michigan State University College of Law (Tessa Phillips and Emma Haiser)
2nd Place
University of Minnesota Law School (Leah Kanihan and Madeleine Kim)
BEST ORAL ADVOCATE
1st Place
Brianna Fluhrer, UC Law San Francisco
2nd Place
Ava Sharifi, Gonzaga University Law School
3rd Place
Leah Kanihan, University of Minnesota Law School