Moot Court Regional Tournament

About This Event

Constitutional questions surrounding whether someone’s speech encouraging another person to take their own life is grounds for manslaughter will be among the issues debated by students in the American Moot Court Association’s Eastern Regional tournament, taking place Nov. 22 and 23 on the Fitchburg State University campus.

The hypothetical case, inspired by actual cases that drew national attention, will be argued by 46 teams of students from 17 colleges and universities at the regional tournament. Winners will advance to the national tournament in January.

Fitchburg State has a long and distinguished history with the tournament, sending students to nationals each year since the campus program’s inception in 2000.