Appellate Moot Court Competition Issues of the Past

The First and Seventh Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competitions were held on May 4, 1995 and May 3, 2001, respectively on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of the Virgin Islands Juvenile Nocturnal Curfew Law.

The Second and Sixth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competitions were held on May 2, 1996 and May 11, 2000, respectively on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of searches of students at high school via random urine tests and metal detectors.

The Third Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 1, 1997 on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of an Act permitting students in the Virgin Islands to lead other students in prayer at graduations, social events, and other non-compulsory school activities.

The Fourth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 7, 1998 on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of parental responsibility laws, which are laws that make parents criminally liable for the delinquent acts of their children.

The Fifth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 5, 1999 on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of requiring high school students to perform community service as a prerequisite to graduate.

The Eighth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 2, 2002 on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of the application of a death penalty statute as applied to juveniles.

The Ninth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 8, 2003 on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of a mandatory uniform policy for public school students.

The Tenth Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 6, 2004 on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by public elementary school students.

The Eleventh Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition was held on May 5, 2005 on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The topic centered on the constitutionality of displaying a plaque containing the Ten Commandments on the grounds of a public high school.