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The terms moot, mootness and moot point are used both in English and in American law, although with significantly different meanings. [1] In the legal system of the United States, a matter is "moot" if further legal proceedings with regard to it can have no effect, or events have placed it beyond the reach of the law. Thereby the matter has ...
Moot may refer to: Mootness , in American law: a point where further proceedings have lost practical significance; whereas in British law: the issue remains debatable Moot court , an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
Craigie Moot – Smith records that a moot hill existed near the village of Craigie. [29] The Judge's Hill near Galston, just visible through the woods. Cumnock Moot Hill was located on a peninsular of land that lies in a bend of the River Lugar above the Bank Viaduct on the old G&SWR line to Carlisle. The gallows hill was located nearby at the ...
Yet she also said, “anyone justly convicted of true violence” deserved to be punished if their sentence was fair. But she said President Joe Biden’s final day pardons made moot any continued ...
For example, the First Amendment Center annually holds a National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, in which the judges have included numerous United States Circuit Court judges. [52] While moot court is most commonly associated with law schools in North America, it is also a popular activity at the collegiate and high school levels.
This approach is used when while a case is being held on appeal, whether at the Circuit Court or Supreme Court level, underlying factors make the case moot. The higher court will vacate the lower court's ruling, send the case back to the lower court, and have them render the case moot.
Rebuttal:Here are some examples contrary to your position: 1. Use of the term "Moot Court" to refer to a national level high school competition. (albeit appellate) 2. Use of the term "Moot Court" to refer to a Law School level trial advocacy competition. And here. And here. And possibly also here. 3.
However, I take issue with the title. The word "mootness" is a neologism that has been back-formed from the notion of a "moot point", i.e. the idea (in law) that any further action would be entirely hypothetical, and therefore irrelevant. Finally, the phrase "moot court" is commonly used and understood in U.S. (as well as British) legal jargon.