Case: Muller v. Oregon was a 1908 U.S Supreme Court decision that found Oregon’s limit on the working hours of women constitutional under the rationale that it was permissible to violate the right to contract and equal protection under the law due to the compelling state interest in protecting women’s health in order to promote […]
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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 […]
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William and Mary 2015 Demo Round: W&M/Syracuse v. Brown/Brandeis
Case: In 1095 Pope Urban called for the First Crusade. The goal of the crusade was to open up the holy land and Jerusalem area surrounding it to access by Christians. The pope offered positive incentives to go on the crusade, like being absolved of all of your sins and getting into heaven. You are […]
APDA Summer GW 2015 Semifinals: Brandeis/Yale v. Swarthmore/Stanford
Case: In May of 2008, John McCain should have had an American Idol-like TV show to decide his Vice Presidential nominee Gov: Brandeis/Yale PM: Russell Leibowitz MG: Megan Wilson Opp: Swarthmore/Stanford LO: Miriam Pierson MO: Emma Pierson [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Brandeis/Yale won on a 3 – 0 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the recording.
PC 2015 Finals: Bates SWUG v. Brown Calvin and Lucy
Case: THBT the progressive wing of the democratic party should embrace the charter school movement Gov: Bates SWUG PM: Alex Daughtery MG: Zoe Seman-Grant Opp: Brown Calvin and Lucy LO: Alex Mechanick MO: Yidi Wu [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Brown Calvin and Lucy won on a 4 – 3 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the […]
Hopkins 2015 Demo Round: Hopkins/W&M v. Brown/Brandeis
Case: On-balance, it would be preferable to have a world without nukes Gov: Hopkins/W&M PM: David Israel MG: Aaron Murphy Opp: Brown/Brandeis LO: Alex Mechanick MO: Sarah Margulies [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Unknown[/expand] Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the recording.