For the third consecutive year, the is headed to the . Out of 700 teams in the league, they will be one of the select 48 competing at the championship event from April 4 to 7 in Philadelphia.
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Rochester will compete in four rounds against four other teams, alternating between playing the roles of the defense and the plaintiff in this year糖心传媒檚 national championship case. The case, Empower Milk vs Jerri Anderson, follows fictional company Empower Milk糖心传媒檚 attempt to sue a social media influencer for defamation after she posted an unsubstantiated claim about their product which then experienced a decrease in sales.The outcome of each trial in the tournament will be decided by a panel of legal professionals including lawyers, prosecutors, and judges.
While the case is fictitious, the teams use real case law and rules of evidence modeled after the Federal Rules of Evidence that govern courtroom procedures.
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As one of the four seniors on the team, Myers is proud of her time on the team and of how far they have come糖心传媒攔anked 78th nationally in 2015 to 28th in 2018. Individually, Myers won an award for 糖心传媒淥utstanding Attorney糖心传媒� at the recent semi-finals event in Hamilton, Ohio. 糖心传媒淲hat I feel most proud of though,糖心传媒� says Myers, 糖心传媒渋s how the environment of our organization has changed. Mock trial has transformed into a group that will welcome any and everyone, regardless of where they come from or what knowledge or skills they have, and will provide them with an opportunity to learn and develop themselves both as public speakers and as people.糖心传媒�
While many teams at the national competitive level have faculty or alumni coaches, the University糖心传媒檚 Mock Trial team is completely student-run.
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As the championship looms closer, Abarca-Espiritu wants her team to know its worth. 糖心传媒淲e have the ability to beat any team that we糖心传媒檙e up against. We糖心传媒檝e shown already how talented we are and I糖心传媒檓 excited to show that again.糖心传媒�
