Environmental Law Moot Court Team Competes In Nationals At Pace.

     The University of Florida  Levin College of Law Environmental Law Moot Court Team reached the semifinals of the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition at Pace University in New York in February.  Competing were John Kasbar, Kevin Regan and Natly Torres. Team coach Tracy Fullington also is training for the team, and will participate next year.  "We are really proud of these students," said Environmental and Land Use Law Director Alyson Flournoy. "Our Environmental Law Moot Court Team also reached the semifinals in national competition last year, so we feel this reflects well on our program, our team and those who support it." 

     The team is funded by the Environmental and Land Use Law Section, the law firm of Hopping Green & Sams, the Environmental and Land Use Law Society, and student government.  Students from more than 60 law schools from across the United States and Canada compete in the annual competition at Pace Law School. This year’s problem raised issues of Clean Water Act jurisdiction over discharges into a dry arroyo, as well as a Commerce Clause challenge to the assertion of jurisdiction and various state-federal enforcement issues under section 309 (g) of the Clean Water Act.  The event tests oral and written advocacy skills in appellate court litigation and provides law students with first-hand experience in environmental law. It is the largest moot court competition in the country held under one roof.