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Mar 20, 2026
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PH 366 - Appellate Legal Reasoning - Moot Court
Credit(s): 1-3
The course will rely heavily on a simulation model in which we conduct mock appellate hearings in class. Students will role-play as both attorneys and/or judges. The course will employ the closed case method that is used at most moot court competitions. Each closed case file will include numerous items, including: a statement of the facts of the case, the rulings by the lower courts, select court case precedents, and specific federal and/or state statutory and/or constitutional language. The course involves no research that goes beyond the materials provided in the closed case file. On the basis of these materials only, students will complete a range of assignments designed to engage students in the central aspects of appellate legal reasoning including legal brief writing, oral argumentation, and judicial opinion writing. Students have the opportunity to apply their learning by participating in the annual Moot Court Competition held as part of the Model Illinois Government simulation.
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