49-00 Opening Pages of Volume 492 DownloadsThis PDF contains the opening to Volume 49 of the NYU Moot Court Board Casebook. These introductory pages include a dedication, a foreword from Gabby Sanna, the Executive Editor of this volume of the Casebook, a guide to using our Casebook, and a list of the legal questions addressed. Our Casebook remains one Read more about 49-00 Opening Pages of Volume 49[…]
49-08 United States v. George P. Thomas3 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Criminal Procedure Question(s) presented: Whether messages sent to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot are entitled to Fourth Amendment protection against “unreasonable government searches” and, as a result, require law enforcement to procure a warrant supported by probable cause to compel their production. Format: Read more about 49-08 United States v. George P. Thomas[…]
49-13 Paul Atreides v. Harkonnen Industries, Inc.5 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law Question(s) presented: (1) Whether, in the absence of a designated “home forum,” a multidistrict litigation court should apply the choice-of-law rules of its own forum or the forum where the plaintiff would most likely have filed. (2) Whether the Read more about 49-13 Paul Atreides v. Harkonnen Industries, Inc.[…]
49-10 Harry’s Hogs v. Securities and Exchange Commission2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Administrative Law, Civil Rights Question(s) presented: Whether a religious monument and display at the entrance to a public high school violates the Establishment Clause. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Ashiqur Rahman Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
49-05 Cloud City Coverage Co v. Ugnaughts United2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether contract modifications should be excluded under Federal Rule of Evidence 407 as subsequent remedial measures. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Ali Alekri Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
49-04 Neptune v. Scorpio School District2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Civil Rights Question(s) presented: Whether a religious monument and display at the entrance to a public high school violates the Establishment Clause. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Philip Keisler Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
49-03 Lugonia University v. Chase Kemp2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Civil Rights Question(s) presented: Whether the Due Process Clause requires that a student at a public university be allowed to cross-examine the witnesses against him during a disciplinary proceeding for an alleged sexual assault when the proceeding may result in expulsion and credibility is Read more about 49-03 Lugonia University v. Chase Kemp[…]
49-02 The Freedom and Liberty Defenders of America v. Gill Bates Capital, LLC2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Civil Rights Question(s) presented: Whether a grant distribution program for members of a particular minority group violates Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race Read more about 49-02 The Freedom and Liberty Defenders of America v. Gill Bates Capital, LLC[…]
49-06 Martha Culp v. United States3 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Evidence Question(s) presented: Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 806 modifies Rule 608(b)’s ban on extrinsic evidence of prior bad acts when a hearsay declarant is unavailable to testify. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Halle Brody Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025
49-11 Grove v. Transuranic, Inc.1 DownloadYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Tort Law Question(s) presented: Whether the Price-Anderson Act (“PAA”) completely preempts state-law tort claims involving exposure to radioactive materials even when the plaintiff does not allege a “nuclear incident” as defined under 42 U.S.C. § 2014(q). Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Anna Dicker Not Read more about 49-11 Grove v. Transuranic, Inc.[…]
49-07 United States v. Jean-Pierre Benoit5 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Criminal Procedure Question(s) presented: (1) Whether a sniff by a drug-detecting dog of an individual crossing the United States border constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. (2) If a dog sniff is a search, whether that search is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment Read more about 49-07 United States v. Jean-Pierre Benoit[…]
49-12 Furnituresupplyusa.com, Inc. v. Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Cedar Grove1 DownloadYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Securities Question(s) presented: (1) Whether a fully disclosed corporate transaction can be “manipulative” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (2) Whether, in the case of a short sale, a plaintiff may only satisfy the reliance Read more about 49-12 Furnituresupplyusa.com, Inc. v. Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Cedar Grove[…]
49-01 Jessica Day v. Winston Schmidt2 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Civil Rights Question(s) presented: Whether the privately contracted medical staff of a state prison are eligible for qualified immunity in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuits. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Maya Chamra Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025.
49-09 Chez Lee v. Federal Trade Commission4 DownloadsYear: 2025 (Vol. 49) Topic(s): Administrative Law Question(s) presented: (1) Whether the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its statutory authority in promulgating a rule that banned non-compete agreements. (2) And, whether the rule banning non-compete agreements is arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. Format: Word Read more about 49-09 Chez Lee v. Federal Trade Commission[…]
48-09 Aimee Baker v. Sheldon6 DownloadsYear: 2024 (Vol. 48) Topic(s): Tax Question(s) presented: Whether the exaction provision of § 4980H of the Affordable Care Act is barred from pre-enforcement challenge by the Anti-Injunction Act. Format: PDF Prepared by: Amanda Houtz Not Preempted as of November 1, 2024 48-09 – Aimee Baker v. Sheldon – 7703