2008 Paul A. McLennon, Sr. Honors Moot Court Competition Final Round
The Paul A. McLennon, Sr., Honors Moot Court Competition
The McLennon Competition, endowed through the generosity of USD law professor Michael Devitt and his family to honor longtime family friend, attorney and naval officer, Paul A. McLennon, Sr., provides an opportunity for students to develop their brief writing and advocacy skills and to test these skills in an open, rigorous competition. Organized by the Appellate Moot Court Board, the competition consists of several preliminary rounds, culminating in the Final Round argued before a distinguished panel of judges.
Monday, March 3, 2008
4:30 p.m.
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice,
University of San Diego
Reception to follow in the rotunda.
Presided over by:
Judge Richard R. Clifton (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
Judge M. Margaret McKeown (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
Judge Thomas J. Whelan (United States District Court, Southern District of California)
RSVP by March 2, 2007, by calling (619) 260-6848 or email usdlawevent@sandiego.edu.
Case Before the Court:
In Boumediene v. Bush, a case now pending before the United States Supreme Court, aliens that are detained as enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Boumediene Petitioners are five Algerian-Bosnian citizens and one Algerian citizen with permanent Bosnian residency. At the request of the U.S., all were arrested in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Bosnian police in October 2001 and brought to Guantanamo by U.S. forces in January 2002. For tournament purposes, our "Supreme Court" will be reviewing both the issue of whether these detainees have a right to habeas and if so, whether Congress has given the detainees a sufficient alternative to habeas through the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) provided for under the Military Commissions Act of 2007.
