Regent University National
Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
9th Annual National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
February 5-6, 2010
2010 National Competition Problem 
Competition Rules
(Updated November 9, 2009)
Regent will be hosting the 9th Annual National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition on February 5-6, 2010.
For more information contact Autumn Leva, National Competition Coordinator, autulev@regent.edu , or John McCormick, Chairman, at johnmc3@regent.edu.
Plan now to participate in Regent Law’s ninth annual Competition, sponsored by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), one of the nation’s preeminent constitutional law firms.
The 2010 competition promises to provide a unique format that will simulate an actual argument before the United States Supreme Court, featuring a controversial and contemporary issue of constitutional law that will be both fascinating and challenging to all competitors.
The competition will feature many notable federal and state judges, as well as ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow.
Dr. Sekulow is Chief Counsel for both the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ). He has also served as a faculty member for the Office of Legal Education at the United States Department of Justice.
Dr. Sekulow has argued before the United States Supreme Court 14 times in defense of constitutional freedoms. In February, Dr. Sekulow will judge in the final round of the 2010 Competition.
This year’s competition will feature Mr. Ashcroft as the keynote speaker for the culminating awards banquet.
Mr. John Ashcroft served four years as United States Attorney General under President George W. Bush. During this time, Mr. Ashcroft led the United States law enforcement community through the challenging and transformational period following the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. He worked to reorganize the Justice Department to make terrorism-prevention its top priority.
Prior to his term as U.S. Attorney General, Mr. Ashcroft served as Missouri Attorney General, Missouri Governor, United States Senator, and Professor of business law at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He also authored and co-authored three books, including multiple editions of two college law textbooks. Currently, Ashcroft serves as the Chairman of The Ashcroft Group, LLC which provides confidential strategic consulting and crisis counseling to major international corporations. In 2005 Mr. Ashcroft was named a Distinguished Professor in the schools of Law and Government at Regent University.
The 2010 competition will also feature former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, III. Meese served three years as attorney general under President Ronald Reagan. As Attorney General, he led international efforts to combat terrorism, drug trafficking, and organized crime. He also received Government Executive magazine's award for excellence in management.
Prior to his term as U.S. attorney general, Meese served as Counselor to President Reagan, the senior position on White House staff; Professor of law and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management at The University of San Diego; and authored or co-authored three books. Meese currently serves as the Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy and Chairman for the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Iraq Study Group, a presidential commission dedicated to examining the best resolutions for America's involvement in Iraq.
