Shakespeare Theatre Company - Mock Trial

JHU Law Affinity: DC

“An evening of high farce before the high court” Legal Times

Featuring:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, presiding
Judge Patricia Millett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Advocates:
Roberta Kaplan, Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Moderator:
Nina Totenberg, NPR

This year's scenario is based on Measure for Measure:
The Duke of Vienna entrusted Angelo with the power of his office while he hid among the people to observe how everyone behaved in his absence.  Isabella, who suffered greatly under Angelo’s misrule, eventually sued the Duke for myriad abuses, including illegal secret surveillance, false imprisonment, negligent appointment of an unfit deputy, and his disrespect for her commitment to her religious vows.  But can the Duke be hauled into court for common law torts, or is the suit barred because most of Isabella’s complaints involve non-justiciable political questions, or because the Duke enjoys qualified immunity from suit for her complaints?

Our small group will meet for a mingle and munch at 6:30pm in the Mezzanine Lobby . Argument begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets to this event are very limited on a first-come-first-served basis and available only by calling the Office of Alumni Relations: 1-800-548-5481