FAMU Law takes top honors again at Moot Court Competition

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Two FAMU College of Law students successfully defended FAMU's title by winning the Second Annual Puerto Rican Bar Association Moot Court Competition.

Just over a year after her victory in the inaugural competition, third-year law student Cameryn Rivera partnered with second-year law student Loren Vasquez to take top honors as Best Team against Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Cardozo School of Law, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Rivera brought additional prestige to FAMU by receiving the Best Advocate award for the competition.

The contest was hosted by the Puerto Rican Bar Association and held in Miami, Fla. as part of the group’s commitment to host the event in a different location each year. Participants in this year's competition received a set of hypothetical facts involving the rights of United States citizens living in Puerto Rico to vote for the president of the United States, and have voting representation in Congress.  The teams were required to write briefs and then argue the "case" before a panel of judges selected by competition organizers.

The FAMU College of Law Moot Court program is directed by Professor William Henslee, and the winning team was coached by Professors Rebecca Olavarria and Kristy D’Angelo-Corker.

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