Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Loyola's Asian-American Law Student Association (AALSA), the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition examines issues of importance to the Asian-American community. Participants are not required to be of Asian decent. Recent topics include: whether preemptory challenges were improperly used to strike venire persons because of their Asian ethnicity. Winners of the regional rounds advance to the national rounds. This year's competition deals with two issues: First, whether a hostile work environment in the absence of an ultimate employment decision constitutes retaliation under Title VII when created by a co-worker; and second, whether a pre-trial detainee must prove that she suffered more than a de minimis injury in order to prevail on an excessive force claim brought under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
On October 26 and 27, 2007 Loyola's two teams: Caroline Kwak & Huda Krad and Animesh Ravani & Michael Yuan competed in Chicago at the Regional Competition. Loyola did a fantastic job and both teams were awarded for their great performances! Huda Krad and Caroline Kwak won first place at the competition! Animesh Ravani and Michael Yuan finished as the second place team! Additionally, Huda Krad was awarded the "Best Oralist" award and Caroline Kwak was awarded the "Second Best Oralist" award. The "Best Brief" award was presented to both of Loyola's teams as a tie. All four of Loyola's competitors advanced to the National competition.
On November 15-17, 2007 in Las Vegas, Loyola's two teams competed at the National Thomas Tang Competition. Loyola's team, Caroline Kwak and Huda Krad were awarded the first place team. Additionally, Huda Krad won the "Best Oralist" award.
2008-2009 Thomas Tang Team
(from left to right) Jeremy Moorehouse, Linna Chen, Susie Shin, Dipesh Mehta
