Recognizing “religion’s special role in our society,”¹ The George Washington University Law School is proud to have inaugurated the National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition. Religious freedom, embodied in the twin Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment, is one of the fundamental guarantees of the United States Constitution and is a founding principle of our nation. Each year the Moot Court competition focuses on a current religious freedom issue that implicates a First Amendment controversy.

***Quarterfinal Round Results***

Congratulations to all competitors. It was a close comeptition and the quarterfinals were hotly contested.

The following teams have been selected by the judges to advance to the semifinals:

Moot Court Room (L101) - Team T (Pet.) v. Team M (Resp.)

Stuart 101 - Team B (Pet.) v. Team U (Resp.)

Thank you Everyone!

1. McCreary County v. ACLU, 545 U.S. 844 (2005) (O’Connor, J., concurring).