The Jenkins Moot Court Competition is the capstone event of the intramural moot court program at Marquette University Law School. Congratulations to the following sixteen students who won spots in the Jenkins Competition through their top performance in Appellate Writing and Advocacy last fall:
- Jessica Farley & Brent Simerson
- Amber Peterson & Allison Ziegler
- Alyssa Dowse & Tim Sheehey
- Lindsay Caldwell & Lindsey Johnson
- Nicole Standback & Bridget Mueller
- Rachel Helmers & Nick Harken
- Sandy Giernoth & Megann Senfleben
- Tim Hassel & Joe Brydges
Facts Kirkwood High School Principal Joshua Lyman suspended one of his students, Eleanor Bartlet, when she refused to change her shirt at an event co-sponsored by the school. The shirt read Kirkwood Athletes for Medical Marijuana on the front, & Don't just survive, take a long hit and thrive on the back.
The Issues
- Whether the event in Kirkwood was a private forum in which speech censorship would be appropriate.
- Whether the censorship of the T-shirt was appropriate because it advocated illegal drug use, bore the school's imprimatur, or materially disrupted the educational process.
Tuesday March, 24: Preliminary A
Wednesday March, 25: Preliminary B
Monday March, 30: Semi-Finals
The following four teams will compete in the semi-final round on Monday evening, March 30, to determine which two teams will advance to the finals on Thursday, April 2:
Joseph Brydges and Timothy Hassell
Alyssa Dowse and Timothy Sheehey
Jessica Farley and Brent Simerson
Amber Peterson and Allison Ziegler
Thursday, April 2: Final Arguments
Alyssa D. Dowse and Timothy J. Sheehey
versus
Jessica L. Farley and Brent A. Simerson
The Jenkins Moot Court Competition Final Arguments
Ceremonial Courtroom
United States Courthouse
517 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RSVP to Carol Dufek.
5:00 p.m. - Doors Open; guests must be seated by 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Arguments Begin
7:00 p.m. - Matter Under Submission
7:30 p.m. - Announcement of Winning Team
8:00 p.m. - Reception at the Milwaukee Club (across the street from the Courthouse)
8:15 p.m. - Announcement of Ramon A. Klitzke Prize for Best Oral Advocate and Franz C. Eschweiler Prize for Best Brief
Judging the final round are The Honorable Patience D. Roggensack of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, The Honorable Lynn S. Adelman of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, and The Honorable James A. Wynn, Jr., L'79, of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
All rounds are open to students, faculty, and the public.
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