05 – Ash Ketchum & the First Church of Christ v. Cerulean City Metro Transit Authority & Misty Trainor194 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topic: Constitutional Law Question Presented: Whether a general prohibition on religious advertising in public light rail cars is impermissible viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Format: Word and PDF Prepared Read more about 05 – Ash Ketchum & the First Church of Christ v. Cerulean City Metro Transit Authority & Misty Trainor[…]

06 – Reagan Marti v. Mercury Travel83 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topics: Civil Procedure;  Corporations Questions Presented: 1) Whether a foreign parent company’s trafficking in property expropriated during the Cuban Revolution confers a benefit to its US subsidiary under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. 2) Read more about 06 – Reagan Marti v. Mercury Travel[…]

07 – Maximum Derek v. United States153 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topic: Criminal Procedure Question Presented: Whether movement within the same building constitutes movement to a “different location” for the purposes of the four-level abduction sentencing enhancement under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Lana Dziekonski Download Link for Chrome (open in Read more about 07 – Maximum Derek v. United States[…]

08 – Tany Dargarian v. Cici Lion84 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topics: Criminal Procedure; Sixth Amendment Question Presented: Whether federal habeas courts reviewing state convictions under 28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(1) may cumulatively assess an attorney’s errors in determining whether there is Strickland prejudice. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Sara Watar Download Link for Chrome (open in Read more about 08 – Tany Dargarian v. Cici Lion[…]

10 – Gamoora Zxen Whoberi Ben Titan v. Mag Neto39 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Note: this is the double-issue problem created for the annual NYU Law Immigration Law Competition, hosted by the NYU School of Law in January and February 2020. Students from law schools across the country participated in the competition, and the final argument Read more about 10 – Gamoora Zxen Whoberi Ben Titan v. Mag Neto[…]

11 – Keystone Quick Care Inc. v. Hailey Hatterfield198 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topics: Torts; Civil Procedure Questions presented: 1) Whether a consumer must suffer actual concrete damages for that consumer to have standing to sue under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. 2) Whether an unsolicited text message disclosing blood test results would be highly offensive Read more about 11 – Keystone Quick Care Inc. v. Hailey Hatterfield[…]

12 – Slam-Wrestling, Inc. v. SLAMAZON, Inc.65 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topic: Trademark Law Question presented: Whether a junior user of a trademark who had prior knowledge of its use by a senior user in a geographically distinct region can be considered a “good faith” user for purposes of an affirmative defense to infringement under the Read more about 12 – Slam-Wrestling, Inc. v. SLAMAZON, Inc.[…]

13 – Living Large Records, Inc. v. Grant Davies52 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topic: Trademark Law Question presented: Whether a likelihood of confusion test must be conducted in a nominative fair use analysis, and if so, whether a finding of likelihood of confusion destroys a nominative fair use defense. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: David Read more about 13 – Living Large Records, Inc. v. Grant Davies[…]

14 – Dentop Studios v. The Pilton Company132 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Topic: Trademark Law Questions presented: (1) Whether trademark protection can subsist in visual characters in the public domain. (2) If so, whether that protection extend to reproductions of the work featuring the public domain visual character. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Michael Jay-Hyung Read more about 14 – Dentop Studios v. The Pilton Company[…]

02 – City of Frazier v. Siena Connell228 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Note: This problem was created for the 2020 Fall Preliminary Round of the intramural Orison S. Marden Competition. Over one hundred NYU Law students briefed and argued this problem before practitioners in hopes of advancing to the Spring Semifinal Round. Topics: Constitutional Law / Read more about 02 – City of Frazier v. Siena Connell[…]

01 – Shri Pasha v. Joe Caputo and Litchfield Penitentiary365 DownloadsYear: 2020 (Vol. 44) Note: This problem was created for the Spring 2020 Semifinal and Final Round of the intramural Orison S. Marden Competition, which was to be hosted by the NYU School of Law in March 2020. Competitors submitted briefs and were set to compete Read more about 01 – Shri Pasha v. Joe Caputo and Litchfield Penitentiary[…]

00 – Opening Pages of Volume 44165 DownloadsThis PDF contains the opening to Volume 44 of the Casebook. These introductory pages include a dedication, a foreword from the Executive Editor of Casebook, a guide to using our Casebook, a table of contents and a list of the legal questions addressed. Our Casebook remains one of Read more about 00 – Opening Pages of Volume 44[…]