This category contains all non-preempted problems that are not included in the latest volume of the Casebook.
47-11 Arable v. Templeton School District94 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Constitutional Law, Education Law Questions presented: (1) Whether a public school introducing a sensitive topic without parental knowledge or consent is a violation of the parent’s due process rights. (2) Whether a school board limiting the curriculum violates students’ First Amendment rights. Format: Word Read more about 47-11 Arable v. Templeton School District[…]
47-10 Men With Ven, Inc. v. Osborne20 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Intellectual Property Question presented: Whether the re-registration of a domain name is a registration under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act or does that statute only apply to a domain name’s initial registration. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Justin McNamara
47-07 Lee v. SweetTooth Baking Co.24 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Arbitration Law Question presented: Whether delivery workers making solely intrastate deliveries are an exempt class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Chloe Kim
47-05 Julius Intemporale Health v. Asterix-Gaulois Pharmaceuticals27 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Civil Procedure Question presented: Whether both of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act’s causation requirements, proximate cause and but-for cause, may be satisfied in civil cases between third party payers and pharmaceutical companies. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Juliana Karp
47-04 Lucien v. Monet41 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Civil Rights, Constitutional Law Question presented: Whether completion of a pretrial diversion program bars a subsequent 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action seeking damages for violations of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights under the doctrine of Heck v. Humphrey. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Cara Eisenstein
47-06 Bastion-Dale County Board of Education v. J.A.M.V.53 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Civil Rights Question presented: Whether a school district assigning bathrooms based on “biological sex” violates Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Zachary Kasdin
47-02 Lily v. Currie60 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Immigration Law Questions presented: (1) Whether misprision of a felony is a crime involving moral turpitude. (2) Whether a petitioner who was improperly denied counsel in immigration proceedings, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1362, must demonstrate that the denial resulted in prejudice in order to Read more about 47-02 Lily v. Currie[…]
47-00 Opening Pages of Volume 4746 DownloadsThis PDF contains the opening to Volume 47 of the NYU Moot Court Board Casebook. These introductory pages include a dedication, a foreword from Mathew Swan, the Executive Editor of this volume of the Casebook, a guide to using our Casebook, and a list of the legal questions addressed. Read more about 47-00 Opening Pages of Volume 47[…]
47-09 Williams v. United States95 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Constitutional Law, Evidence Question presented: Whether journalists have a First Amendment privilege when testifying to not reveal the identity of sources in a federal criminal trial. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Rebekah Kim
47-03 Booth v. Holt58 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Employment Law Questions presented: (1) Whether supervisors at public agencies are individually liable for violations of the Family Medical Leave Act under 29 U.S.C. § 2611(4)(A)(ii)(I). (2) Whether a claim of retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act requires a plaintiff to prove their protected conduct Read more about 47-03 Booth v. Holt[…]
47-08 Shetland v. Butler16 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Administrative Law Questions presented: (1) Whether Chevron deference can be given by a court even if the agency does not invoke the doctrine. (2) Whether Chevron deference can be applied in interpreting a statute that implicates criminal penalties. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Jay Kim
47-01 Walsh v. Church of YouthExistence80 DownloadsYear: 2023 (Vol. 47) Topic(s): Employment Law Questions presented: (1) Whether Respondent was properly named as Jane Doe’s employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. (2) Whether the ministerial exception should and can be extended to the FLSA and Respondent. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Rosamond Kopczynski & Read more about 47-01 Walsh v. Church of YouthExistence[…]
46-11 Distant Horizon v. Hullwurd44 DownloadsYear: 2022 (Vol. 46) Topic(s): Constitutional Law Question(s) presented: (1) Whether strict scrutiny applies to bans on sexual orientation change efforts (“SOCE”) and gender identity change efforts (“GICE”) under the First Amendment. (2) Whether SOCE and GICE bans withstand the respective level of First Amendment judicial scrutiny. Format: Word and Read more about 46-11 Distant Horizon v. Hullwurd[…]
46-01 Wolfgang v. Brunhilde141 DownloadsYear: 2022 (Vol. 46) Topic(s): Constitutional Law Questions presented: (1) Whether a public university professor’s choice of pronouns in the classroom is protected speech. (2) Whether paid administrative leave is an adverse employment action for the purposes of a First Amendment retaliation claim. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Freddy Levenson
46-08 Cole v. US27 DownloadsYear: 2022 (Vol. 46) Topic(s): Civil Procedure Question presented: Whether a rational relation test is the correct standard of review for dismissing a qui tam action under 31 U.S.C.§ 3730(c)(2)(A). Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Ayo Osobamiro