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William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition

"Through the process of amendments, interpretation and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the People.'"
-Barbara C. Jordan, Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974


Mission Statement

The William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition is an inter-scholastic appellate moot court competition sponsored by the University of Minnesota Law School. Its mission is to promote interest, reflection and discourse among law students, law faculty and members of the practicing bar and bench in the substance, procedure and practice of civil rights law and to provide opportunity to interested law students to develop the oral advocacy and writing skills essential to be successful appellate practitioners.

 
 

24th Annual Competition
March 5, 6, and 7, 2009

Applications for the 2008-2009 McGee Moot Court Competition must be postmarked by October 31, 2008. For more info on the competition and to apply, click here.