{"id":381,"date":"2011-10-19T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T18:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlsorgs.com\/bsa\/?page_id=381"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:26:54","slug":"final-round","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/bsa\/ames-competition\/final-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Ames Final Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Ames Final Round<\/h1>\n
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Join Us for the
2026 Final Round<\/div>\n
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:00 PM<\/div>\n
Ames Courtroom<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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The Case<\/p>\n\n \n

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P.G. Wodehouse v. Alister MacKenzie<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

Ames City bans carrying firearms in Fairview Park, during any \u201cpermitted event\u201d at which more than 1,000 people may be present. Petitioner P.G. Wodehouse wishes to carry at permitted events for self-defense and for the defense of those around him, in violation of this law. The Supreme Court has granted certiorari as to two questions:<\/p>\n

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Can Ames City ban firearms in the park at permitted events consistent with the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution?<\/div><\/div>\n
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In analyzing the government\u2019s proposed justification for a law regulating arms-bearing conduct, should the court place more emphasis on the firearms regulations that existed at the time of the Second Amendment\u2019s ratification in 1791 or the Fourteenth Amendment\u2019s in 1868?<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Read The Parties’ Briefs<\/h2>\n

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\n Petitioner Brief<\/a>\n Respondent Brief<\/a>\n Reply Brief<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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The Bench<\/h2>\n
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Judge Pamela Harris<\/div>\n
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Chief Judge Raymond Lohier<\/div>\n
United States Court of Appeals
for the Second Circuit<\/div>\n
Presiding<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Judge Gregory Katsas<\/div>\n
United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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The Finalist Teams<\/h2>\n
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Petitioner<\/div>\n
The Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Memorial Team<\/div>\n
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Demirkan Coker<\/div>\n
Eric Krebs<\/div>\n
Mira Kumar \u2014 Oralist<\/span><\/div>\n
Leila Malak \u2014 Oralist<\/span><\/div>\n
Ceylan Milor<\/div>\n
Brennan Szabo<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Respondent<\/div>\n
The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Memorial Team<\/div>\n
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Thomas Chang<\/div>\n
David Col\u00f3n<\/div>\n
Alexander DiMeglio<\/div>\n
Kathy Li \u2014 Oralist<\/span><\/div>\n
Spencer Thieme \u2014 Oralist<\/span><\/div>\n
Serena Zhou<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Read Their Semi-Final Briefs<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n The Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Memorial Team \u2192<\/a>\n The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Memorial Team \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n View Past Ames Competition Winners \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n
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Questions about the Final Round?
Email the Ames Committee at amesHLS@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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