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Upcoming Practices
| DATE AND TIME | TEAM | ROOM | JUDGE | JUDGE | JUDGE | JUDGE | JUDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. September 23 | |||||||
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Hassell | Sara Zeimer (after 10:10) | Demi (after 10:10) | Maxim Gorb (after 10:10) | |||
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Health Law (Respondent) | Mel Rake | Kimberly Macey | Hannah Diamond | CJ Connolly | Madison Boucher | |
| Thu. September 24 | |||||||
| 10:00AM - 11:30AM | Emory Civil Rights | CLOSED | Sean Ross MIT | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Hassell | Cecilia Grimaldi | Rachel Winer | Madison Boucher | Mariya Waheed | Demiana Khoury | |
| 6:30PM - 8:00PM | Hassell | CLOSED | |||||
Teams
CJ Connolly & Michael Guan
1. Do limitations on the First Amendment exist that permit a public service agency to not enter into a contract that allows a private entity to discriminate based on sexual orientation while certifying foster families pursuant to state-mandated criteria?
2. Are the conditions placed on a religious agency's ability to voluntarily contract with the government to perform a public function on that agency's compliance with key program requirements that allegedly contradict the agency's religious beliefs constitutional under the First Amendment?
Last practice October 6.
Nathan Guerrero & Nikayla Johnson
1. Whether the district court properly considered Fauci's novel legal argument which was not submitted to or considered by the magistrate judge.
2. Whether Spicy Peach's website is a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act in whole or in part.
Last practice October 13.
Mattie Hasset, Erin Livinghouse and Michael Lenett
Does Executive Order 2020-16, which requires the wearing of masks due to COVID-19, validly exercise state police powers and not unreasonably restrict Petitioner’s Fourteenth Amendment rights? Is Petitioner a qualified individual with a disability who does not pose a direct threat under Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act thereby mandating her employers to accommodate her inability to wear a face mask?
Last practice November 5.