The case, Laura Tanner v. State of Ames, was argued on March 10, 2021 at the Ames Moot Court Competition. The presiding judges were Stephen G. Breyer,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

; Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California

; and Judith W. Rogers,
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The Justice Robert H. Jackson Memorial Team (Petitioner):
Matthew Arons
Max Bloom
Taylor Custer
Dustin Fire
Colleen O’gorman
Samuel Stratton

The Lloyd L. Gaines Memorial Team (Respondent):
Jason Bell
Ameze Belo-Osagie
Lauren Bilow
Davis Campbell
Travis Fife
Michael Torcello

The Ames Moot Court Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year. Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.

To view the history of the Ames Moot Court Competition, including decades of videos and info on past competitions, go to : https://hls.harvard.edu/ames-moot-court/