Case: Abolish the death penalty and punishment of life without parole. Government: Cornell B PM: Adam Bonnifield MG: Robert Glunt Opposition: Harvard RC LO: Marty Roth MO: Nico Cornell [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Harvard RC won.[/expand] Thanks to Thanks to Adam Bonnifield for offering us a copy of the round.
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Nationals 2003 Quarterfinals: NYU B v. Yale CW
Case: Juror nullification should be allowed as a legal defense, and defendants ought be allowed to explicitly argue that the jury should nullify. Government: NYU B PM: Neil Vakharia MG: Kate Sawyer Opposition: Yale CW LO: Jay Cox MO: Tim Willenken [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale CW won.[/expand]
Swarthmore 2007 Quarterfinals: Yale CM v. Princeton A
Case: The US government has the authority to interfere in religious discrimination in housing practices among the Pueblo tribe; should they intervene? Opp chose no. Government: Yale CM PM: Adam Chilton MG: Grant May Opposition: Princeton A LO: Mike Reilly MO: Dave Kwasniewski [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale CM won.[/expand]
MIT 2006 Quarterfinals: Harvard BC v. Turtle TOTY
Case: Communities should provide housing vouchers instead of building housing projects. Government: Harvard BC PM: Mike Birnbaum MG: Zach Cafritz Opposition: Turtle TOTY LO: Mike Childers MO: Amanda Fuller [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Harvard BC won.[/expand] Mirror Link
MIT 2006 Semifinals: Yale BP v. Yale CW
Case: Get rid of the Harvey Milk school. Government: Yale BP PM: Josh Bone MG: Rosa Po Opposition: Yale CW LO: Matthew Wansley MO: Adam Chilton [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale CW won.[/expand] Mirror Link
Hopkins 2006 Finals: Princeton / Yale v. Harvard BC
Case: Commercial adoption should be permissible. Government: Princeton / Yale PM: Mike Reilly MG: Matthew Wansley Opposition: Harvard BC LO: Zach Cafritz MO: Mike Birnbaum [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Harvard BC won.[/expand] Thanks to Mike Specian, for filming, editing, and donating this recording. This round is part of a more extensive collection available for purchase here:http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~mspecian/for_sale.html […]
Harvard 2006 Finals: Yale CW v. MIT A
Case: Liberal democracies who have the means to do so should pay for a means-tested right to emigration. Government: Yale CW PM: Matthew Wansley MG: Adam Chilton Opposition: MIT A LO: Adam Groce MO: Michelle Zimmermann [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale CW won.[/expand] Mirror Link
Harvard 2006 Semifinals: MIT A v. Princeton A
Case: Attempted murder should have the same penalty as murder. Government: MIT A PM: Michelle Zimmermann MG: Adam Groce Opposition: Princeton A LO: Mike Reilly MO: Jason Sheltzer [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]MIT A won.[/expand] Mirror Link
Fordham 2006 Semifinals: Tiara Girls v. MIT A
Case: Roper v Simmons was wrongly decided. (The Supreme Court held that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid the execution of offenders who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed.) Government: Tiara Girls PM: Tore DeBella MG: Shauro Bagchi Opposition: MIT A LO: Adam Groce MO: Michelle Zimmermann [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” […]
Dartmouth 2005 Quarterfinals: Cornell A v. Harvard BP
Case: In the United States, the minority parties should be allowed to draw congressional district lines. Government: Cornell A PM: Robert Glunt MG: Adam Bonnifield Opposition: Harvard BP LO: Alex Blenkinsopp MO: Alex Potapov [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Harvard BP won.[/expand] Thanks to Robert Glunt, for filming and donating this recording. Ashley Woods and Alex Amar […]