BU 2017 Partial Octofinals: Tufts Gregg Popovich 2020 v. Brown Lucy & Linus

Case: Truth and Reconciliatory Commissions (TRCs) are bodies set up by states after periods of conflict. Conflict includes civil war, dictatorships, or other strife. They have two primary functions. First, TRCs seek to establish the official facts and histories of the conflict, with input from all parties. Secondly, TRCs preference restorative justice, where victims take […]

Nationals 2017 Quarterfinals: Yale HT v. Brown FW

Case: When an act of terror is committed in the West in the name of Islam, elected officials and members of the media call on Muslim community members and leaders to condemn and apologize for the death and destruction committed in the name of their religion. We believe political and media leaders should not call […]

Providence College 2017 Quarterfinals: TCNJ/Brown Myshkoff’s Boys v. Yale HS

Case: As the RPF in 1994, use the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to try the leaders of the Rwandan genocide instead of using gacaca courts. Gov: TCNJ/Brown Myshkoff’s Boys PM: Eric Tannenbaum MG: Monica Chin Opp: Yale HS LO: Miles Saffran MO: Jim Huang [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale HS won on a consensus (3-0) decision.[/expand] Thanks to Jasper […]

Stanford 2017 Octofinals: Yale HS v. Swarthmore A

Motion: TH, as the State, would actively criminally prosecute copyright infringement against minority artists. Gov: Swarthmore A PM: Nate Urban MG: Miriam Pierson Opp: Yale HS LO: Miles Saffran MO: Jim Huang [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Swarthmore A won on a consensus (3-0) decision.[/expand] Thanks to Nate Urban for the recording.

Nationals 2017 Finals: Yale HS v. Swarthmore MP

Case: Empiricism is an irrational epistemological theory. Gov: Yale HS PM: Miles Saffran MG: Jim Huang Opp: Swarthmore MP LO: Miriam Pierson MO: William Meyer [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Swarthmore MP won on a consensus (5-0) decision.[/expand] Thanks to Jasper Primack for the recording.

Nationals 2017 Quarterfinals: AU OS v. Swarthmore MP

Case: In 2014, the Russian Government should invaded to take back the ISIS controlled oil fields in Syria. Gov: AU OS PM: Frankie Orrico MG: Julie Scott Opp: Swarthmore MP LO: Miriam Pierson MO: William Meyer [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Swarthmore MP won on a consensus (5-0) decision.[/expand] Thanks to Isaac Klipstein for the recording.