The Regional Tournaments has again updated the team assignment list and related information for the fourth time. The latest team assignments are posted on the Regional Tournaments page. The errata sheet containing all

changes made since the original assignments were released on November 17th is posted on the tabulation page.

5:57:37 am . 01/5/09 . announcements

The Regional Tournaments has again updated the team assignment list and related information for the third time. The latest team assignments are posted on the Regional Tournaments page. The errata sheet containing all changes made since the original assignments were released on November 17th is posted on the tabulation page.

AMTA wishes all of its competitors a Happy Holiday Season!

12:22:41 pm . 12/23/08 . announcements

The 2008-09 national case problem of Walton v. BNN has been updated and is now available for download. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, please email Justin Bernstein at irvine.coach@gmail.com. Thank you.

5:39:36 pm . 12/16/08 . announcements

The Regional Tournaments has again updated the team assignment list and related information. It is posted on the Regional Tournaments page. The errata sheet containing all changes made since the original assignments were released on November 17th is posted on the tabulation page.

6:41:30 am . 12/16/08 . announcements

The Criminal Case Committee has extended the response deadline for case proposals from 12/15/08 to 12/22/08.

To ensure against undelivered email and the like, authors are asked to confirm their submissions by emailing Criminal Case Committee chair Jason Butler at jbutler@louisvilleprosecutor.com.

8:42:45 am . 12/15/08 . announcements

The Regional Tournaments Committee has updated the team assignment list and related information. The updated list along with an errata sheet that notes all changes made since the original information sheet was released on 17 November is available on the Regional Tournaments page. Additionally, the ORCS tournament in Kansas City is scheduled for 13-14-15 March, not 20-21-22 March as noted on the original ORCS assignments list. That change is noted on the ORCS list on the Tabulation Director’s page.

5:45:50 am . 12/8/08 . announcements

The Regional Tournaments Committee announces assignments to the 2009 Regional Tournaments. Additionally, it announces the feeder assignments to the opening round championship series sites. Any questions regarding either the regional or feeder assignments should be directed to Dr. Glen A. Halva-Neubauer, Furman University, Chair, of the Regional Tournaments Committee, glen.halva-neubauer@furman.edu.

If and when updates (additions, deletions, changes) occur, an alert will be posted on this page.

The Regional Assignments are available on the Regionals Info Page.

The Feeder Assignments are available on the Tabulation Page

5:56:47 am . 11/17/08 . announcements

The agenda for the 2008 mid-year meeting of the Board of Directors is available under the About AMTA tab.

7:01:40 am . 11/14/08 . announcements

Beginning with the 2008-2009 season, teams will now be assigned team numbers for regionals and nationals, in the order in which they registered. This list will be updated as we finish out registration for this year, but the assigned team numbers will not change, the current list can be found on the

tabulation page.

3:06:59 pm . 10/15/08 . announcements

The Midlands Rules of Evidence have been updated, and are posted on the Rules and Policies page.

2:19:45 pm . 10/3/08 . announcements

The Walton v. BNN case has been updated to correct typos and errors. A list of case changes is available in the Case Documents section after you log-in.

The AMTA Civil Case Committee thanks everyone who wrote in with comments and criticisms. Your attention to detail has helped improve this year’s case. Please continue to contact us (through Justin Bernstein at irvine.coach@gmail.com) regarding typos, errors or perceived inconsistencies.

6:06:43 pm . 09/26/08 . announcements

The 2008 - 2009 AMTA Tabulation Manual, which incorporates the new pairing procedures, and the alternate pairing procedure for the National Championship Tournament, has been posted on the Rules and Policies page.

7:00:32 am . 09/8/08 . announcements

The Rules/Sanction Committee has revised Midlands Rule of Evidence 404 consistent with the revision made to Federal Rule of Evidence 404. The revised rules are available on the Rules and Policies page.

6:56:01 am . 09/2/08 . announcements

The 2008 - 2009 AMTA Rulebook has been updated, and is currently available on the Rules and Policies page.

1:25:41 pm . 08/21/08 . announcements

The Civil Case Committee has released this year’s case, Drew Walton v. Blitz News Network. The case is based on the submission of Tom Burke from Harvard Law School and Adam Siry from Columbia Law School. We hope students find this case educational and challenging.

Schools that have paid fully their registration fees should receive the access information from Susan Ewing. If you have any questions about this, please contact Susan at amta@dwx.com. Once you have the access information, you can login to view and download the case materials by going to the “Mock Trial Cases” page under this website’s “Mock Trial” tab. Once logged in, you can download the entire case as a single PDF or download the various case documents individually.

If you spot typos or errors in the case, please email Justin Bernstein at irvine.coach@gmail.com. We appreciate the help.

8:13:13 am . 08/11/08 . announcements

The AMTA Criminal Case Committee is now accepting submissions for the 2009/2010 National Case Problem. Those interested in submitting a 1 to 2 page proposal of a case in order to receive general committee feedback should do so by November 15, 2008. The Criminal Case Committee will reply to all such proposals by December 15, 2008. The deadline for final case submission is March 1, 2009. The aforementioned should be submitted to Criminal Case Chair Jason Butler in an electronic format at jbutler@louisvilleprosecutor.com.

The following is a list of priorities that the Criminal Case Committee has for submissions:

- Ability for the State to arguably prove its case with three witnesses.

- Case balance, acknowledging that criminal cases are particularly difficult to balance and techniques should be employed accordingly. Examples include the use of affirmative defenses.

- Creative fact problems and/or issues of law.

General AMTA case requirements are as follows:

- A minimum of 8 witnesses.

- All witnesses must be gender-neutral, as characterized in the affidavits. This requires case authors to avoid all forms of gender stereotyping, in addition to assigning gender-neutral names to witnesses.

- Case changes for the Opening Round Championship (see the announcement immediately below this one, Notice of Unified National Tournament).

- Lines of testimony in each affidavit are to be numbered.

3:17:14 pm . 08/5/08 . announcements

Beginning with the 2008-2009 season, all member institutions should be aware that AMTA has adopted a unified national system. Said system will, by its nature, necessitate that teams competing at the National Championship Tournament will have to compete at both Regionals and an Opening Round Championship Site.

9:51:04 am . 07/24/08 . announcements

The 2008-2009 Bid Allocation Memo has been added to the tabulation page.

This memo highlights the change over to the unified National System adopted by the American Mock Trial Association Board of Directors.

Please review this memo, as it highlights significant changes in our post-season operating procedures.

7:38:44 am . 07/23/08 . announcements

The 2008-2009 Bonus Bid Rankings are now available on the Tabulation Page.

In the event any errors are discovered, please email the AMTA Tabulation Director at kristofer.lyons@gmail.com.

6:51:13 am . 07/23/08 . announcements

The Request for Proposals to host AMTA Regional Tournaments is now available on the Regionals page.

Continuing hosts will be notified if they need to submit a new proposal.

Prospective hosts should follow the directions in the RFP.

6:00:42 pm . 05/8/08 . announcements

Mock Trial Academy is looking for Teaching Assistants for this summer's program. For information on the camp itself, please visit www.mocktrialacademy.com.

For information on the position, or to apply, please email Alicia Hawley at information@mocktrialacademy.com.

12:14:35 pm . 04/10/08 . announcements

For the convenience of participants, AMTA is offering a 3-sided name wedge, with each side carrying a plate reading "Prosecution," "Plaintiff" or "Defense." These durable wooden wedges can be used for multiple years, regardless of whether the case involves a civil or criminal action. Name wedges may be purchased from AMTA for $35 each, which includes shipping. Please contact Susan Ewing at the AMTA office to place your order in time for the upcoming season.

Purchase of a name wedge from AMTA is not required, but all teams must comply with the requirement that counsel tables be marked with placards. Hosts will NOT provide placards for this purpose.

9:05:34 pm . 08/31/06 . announcements