Moot Court

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Moot Court will be graded as a Y (year-long course). Credit is given only after completion of the spring semester with the faculty advisor's approval. Academic work (such as brief writing and drafting of bench memoranda) performed by members of the Moot Court Board or by participants in moot court competitions. The Moot Court Honor Society competes in Moot Court tournaments across the country. The competitions cover many areas of law including Constitutional Law, Evidence, Corporate Law, Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Securities Law, and Sports Law. In addition, the Society sponsors three annual competitions: the Monrad G. Paulsen Competition, Cardozo's intramural moot court competition, held each fall; the nationally acclaimed BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Competition, held each spring; and the Langfan Constitutional Oratorical Prize Competition, also held in the spring. For additional information, see the Cardozo Student Handbook.