November Focus

Recent News from the Justice Resource Center

2008 Moot Court

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, marked the first of six days of preliminary rounds in the 24th annual high school MENTOR Moot Court competition. For the next two weeks, the Justice Resource Center, in collaboration with the Moot Court Board at Fordham University's School of Law, will host teams from nearly sixty New York City high schools as they play the roles of petitioners and respondents in a fictional appelate court case.

Visit our Moot Court page for more information!

Notice to Moot Court schools: Please contact us for information regarding scores, team photos, and the schedule for upcoming rounds.

MENTOR Law Firms and High Schools "kick off" the 2008 Moot Court Competition

Visit our Moot Court page to access the 2008 Rules and Problem, as well as other important documents.

October 2, 2008

Personal expression or school-sponsored speech? Simple satire or trademark infringement? These are the legal issues at stake in the Twenty-Fourth Annual Mentor Moot Court problem. Yesterday, Fordham University School of Law's Moot Court Board and the Justice Resource Center played hosts to the remarkable partnership that is the Moot Court Competition. In the two months leading up to the preliminary rounds, teams of lawyers, teachers, and highly motivated students will prepare and practice their arguments.

Welcoming the law firm/school pairs were Debra Lesser, Director of the Justice Resource Center; Valeria Castanaro, Fordham's Mentor Editor; and Aldo Badini, Chairman of the Justice Resource Center's Board of Directors.

Below: Debra Lesser addresses the crowd of lawyers and teachers. "I thank all the wonderful teachers and lawyers who ensure that law-related education remains within our schools. Without you, we would not have a program."

Final Notice:

Justice Resource Center Progams Available for Purchase on the FAMIS Portal

An Invitation