The History of the Wabash College Moot Court Competition (1995-2010) 2010 - Case questioned a state statute which limits ability of a business to sell or rent violent video games to minors. 2010 Moot Court Judges Hon. John Daniel Tinder, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th District Hon. Paul D. Mathias, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Tim Oakes '86, Marion County Superior Court Dr. David Timmerman, Dean of Faculty, Monmouth College 2009 - The case was constructed around the basic facts of a controversy in Southern California’s Mojave National Preserve involving a cross and the implications it represents for other religious symbols 2009 Moot Court Judges Hon. Carr L. Darden,Court of Appeals Fourth District Hon. Theodore R. Boehm, Indiana Supreme Court Hon. Thomas Milligan ‘63 Dr. David Hadley, Wabash College Political Science Professor 2008 — Does a state statute making it a crime to promote, sell, or lend sexual devices when one knows the content and character of the device? 2008 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Elaine B. Brown, Indiana Court of Appeals Dean Gary R. Roberts, Dean of the Indiana University School of Law (Indianapolis) Hon. Jay L. Toney ’83, Randolph Circuit Court Dr. Todd F. McDorman, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Wabash College 2007 — Does a statute requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls violate the Constitution? 2007 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Michael S. Kanne, U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Hon. L. Mark Bailey, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. John Feick ’73, Delaware Superior Court Dean Lauren N. Robel, Indiana University School of Law Dr. Gary Phillips, Dean of the College, Wabash College 2006 — Does a system of prayers before a state legislature violate the First Amendment? 2006 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Thomas G. Fisher, Indiana Tax Court (Indiana Solicitor General) Hon. William T. Lawrence, United States Magistrate Hon. Jack A. Tandy ’79, Shelby Superior Court Dr. Patrick White, President, Wabash College 2005 — Does the Solomon Amendment that authorizes a cut-off of federal funds to law schools, which do not treat military recruiters equally to other recruiters, violate the schools’ First Amendment rights? 2005 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. James S. Kirsch, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Terry A. Crone, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Douglas B. Morton ’68, Fulton Circuit Court Dr. Kealoha Widdows, Professor of Economics, Wabash College 2004 — Do the federal sentencing guidelines violate the Sixth Amendment? 2004 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. John G. Baker, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Tim Baker, United States Magistrate Hon. Michael D. Keele ’78, Marion Superior Court Dr. Warren Rosenberg, Professor of English, Wabash College The History of the Wabash College Moot Court Competition (continued) 2003 — Does the First Amendment grant a right of public access to deportation hearings? 2003 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Frank Sullivan, Jr., Indiana Supreme Court Hon. Michael P. Barnes, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Matthew G. Hanson ’91, Morgan Circuit Court Dr. William C. Placher ’70, Professor of Religion, Wabash College 2002 — Is burning a cross on private property protected speech under the First Amendment? 2002 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. David F. Hamilton, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana Hon. Nancy H. Vaidik, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. James R. Williams ’88, Union Circuit Court Dr. David A. Phillips, Professor of Chemistry, Wabash College 2001 — Does the execution of a mentally handicapped person violate the Eighth Amendment? 2001 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Edward W. Najam, Jr., Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Paul D. Mathias, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Ted R. Todd ’61, Jefferson Circuit Court Dr. Edward B. McLean, J.D., Professor of Political Science, Wabash College 2000 — May a city display the Ten Commandments in a public space? 2000 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Brent E. Dickson, Indiana Supreme Court Hon. Patrick D. Sullivan, Indiana Court of Appeals Dr. James E. Bond ’64, Dean, School of Law, Seattle University Dr. Paul C. McKinney ’52, Professor of Chemistry, Wabash College 1999 — Are vehicle checkpoints to search for drugs an impermissible search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment? 1999 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. William I. Garrard ’54, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Margaret Robb, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. Raymond Kirtley, Montgomery County Court Dr. Mauri A. Ditzler ’75, Dean of the College, Wabash College 1998 — To what degree may a law school constitutionally engage in preferential admissions practices? 1998 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Carr L. Darden, Indiana Court of Appeals Hon. David P. Matsey ’66, Starke Circuit Court Professor Victor Rosenblum, Professor of Law, Northwestern University Dr. I. Hall Peebles ’63H, Professor of Religion, Wabash College 1997 — Does a dentist’s refusal to treat an HIV-positive patient violate the Americans With Disabilities Act? 1997 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. V. Sue Shields, United States Magistrate Hon. Ted R. Todd ’61, Jefferson Circuit Court Hon. David A. Ault ’70, Montgomery Superior Court Dr. Joseph O’Rourke ’65H, Professor of Speech, Wabash College 1996 — Does the Communications Decency Act of 1996 imposing criminal sanctions for Internet transmission of obscene or indecent communications to persons under the age of 18 violate the First Amendment? 1996 Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Thomas G. Fisher, Indiana Tax Court Hon. Robert E. Grant ’77, United States Bankruptcy Court Hon. Robert Reinke ’55, Wayne Superior Court Professor John E. Fischer, Professor of Classics, Wabash College 1995 (Fall) — Does the Line Item Veto Act violate Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution? 1995 (Fall) Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. Randall T. Shepard, Indiana Supreme Court Hon. Stephen R. Heimann ’77, Bartholomew Circuit Court Hon. Thomas K. Milligan ’63, Montgomery Circuit Court Dr. Melissa A. Butler, Professor of Political Science, Wabash College 1995 (Spring) — May a state statute criminalize a parent’s corporal punishment of a child in public? 1995 (Spring) Wabash College Moot Court Judges Hon. William I. Garrard ’54, Indiana Court of Appeals Dr. Edward B. McLean, J.D., Professor of Political Science, Wabash College Dr. Victor M. Powell, Professor of Speech (Ret.), Wabash College
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