2024 Gender and Sexuality Moot Court Competition (GSMCC) hosted by Michigan State University College of Law

Final Round and Awards Ceremony

This video contains the final round argument of the 2024 GSMCC competition between University of Minnesota Law School (Team 3) and University of Cincinnati College of Law (Team 30).  

The final round was argued in front of Moot Court Justices:

·        Justice Elizabeth M. Welch, Michigan Supreme Court

·        Kylar W. Broadus, Esq., Attorney and Co-Founder of Trans People of Color Coalition

·        Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, Michigan Court of Appeals

This year's competition problem focuses on how previous precedents based on the binary definition of sex can be problematic when adjudicating Title VII claims, including claims that involve multiple genders and sexualities. Advocates will argue two issues in this case. The first issue is an employment discrimination claim asking whether conduct that offends multiple sexes and genders can serve as a basis for a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The second issue pertains to the correct standard of review given the expanding definition of discrimination "because of sex" to establish sufficient evidence of a hostile work environment. As usual in moot court hypotheticals, many facts are probable but fictional.

Following the final round is the 2024 GSMCC Award Ceremony, which details the participating teams, Best Brief, Top Oral Advocates, and Final Round Winner. The 2024 GSMCC Awards were sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan LGBTQ+ Law Section.

Awards Ceremony begins at minute XX:yy