1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Class Action is a production of I Heart Radio and 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: Sound Argument. Today is indeed a wonderful day as we 3 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: gather to celebrate the confirmation of the next Justice of 4 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: the United States Supreme Court, Judge Katangi Brown Jackson. And 5 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: Judge Jackson, you will inspire generations of leaders. They will 6 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: watch your confirmation hearings and read your decisions. The young 7 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: leaders of our nation will learn from the experienced the judgment. 8 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: The wisdom that you, Judge Jackson, will apply in every 9 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: case that comes before you, and they will see for 10 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: the first time for women sitting on that court at 11 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: one time. Hy y'all, I'm Servey. I'm from Georgia Tech. 12 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: We're over there. Go jackets. Hi everyone, I'm Travis Harper. 13 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: This is Stella Asmerom Harper Mock Trial, and we're so 14 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: excited for this weekend. Good luck, guys. Hey everyone, my 15 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: name is Angela Armistead. My name is Jalen Trent and 16 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: where the captains at Howard University. Mock trial. H you Hi, guys. 17 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: My name is Sophia Pittman Jones and I'm Davia Kumar 18 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: and we're representing the University of Cincinnati with our first 19 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: ever all female tea. Hello, I'm Renee than me In 20 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: and my name is Amya Ronsick. I'm the captain of 21 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: the Dillard University mock Tril team in New Orleans. And 22 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: as we stay in New Orleans, le bonkulate, let the 23 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: good times roll. Oh you you're ruther? Wait? What's all right? 24 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: I'll problem Hello, you're the right from. Everybody's fine? Everybody, 25 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: pop you're look you're les poleg cop the left leg. 26 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: If everybody looks like pop, all okay, look cutey. Where 27 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: are we looking? And there's there is Howard mock Tyle 28 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: right there, Howard Morilee's told right there, look beautiful and special, 29 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: all melonated and gorgeous. Just look at beautiful black people 30 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: for everybody that's black. So Howard is an HBC that 31 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: typically comes to the national settings, so this isn't their 32 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: first rodeo. However, it is ours. We are the first 33 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: black team from the South to come to Nationals. We're 34 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: also the first black team or team in general from 35 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: the state Louisiana coming to national So there are a 36 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: lot of things that are riding on the back of 37 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: my teammates and I I'm going into this and we 38 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: couldn't be more honored. Good afternoon. How special is it 39 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: to all be together again on behalf of the planning 40 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: committee on the Town College and Lancster County And it's 41 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: five D seventy five thousand residents welcome. My name is 42 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: Grant Kema. I'm the chair of the Plant Tournament Planning Committee. 43 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: As I look around, I think, you know, like growing up, 44 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: I always wanted to be a baseball announcer. This isn't 45 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: exactly how I thought it was. I've been involved with 46 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: collegiate mock trial since about two thousand seven and I 47 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: served as the chair of the National Championship Tournament planning Committee. 48 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: Today is the opening ceremony for the tournament. The Lancster 49 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: County Courthouse will be hosting sixteen trials proground. We're going 50 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: to have six at the Holiday Inn and two at 51 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: the Lankster Bar Association and we will so for each 52 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: trial they will draw two teams. The first team drawing 53 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: will be the prosecution team. The second team drawing will 54 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: be the defense team. We asked the teams refrain from 55 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: pre trial cheers and chants in the courthouse. We know 56 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: it's an important tradition for some of you. We respect 57 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: that the sure if you're not like it, the bailiffs 58 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: do not like it, and frankly, I've heard from some 59 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: of our judges that they don't enjoy it. So please 60 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: have your pre trial moment with your team quietly and 61 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: refrained from any loud expressions of pre trial hump up nous. 62 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to nationals. Okay, I'm gonna do it again, he said. 63 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: We can't chant in the court house, so we gotta 64 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: get the noise out now. Welcome to the in person 65 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: National Championship. That was a little bit. This has been 66 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: a long time coming. It's been a long year for 67 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: the previously unranked team from Dillard University. They've put an 68 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: hunter it's of hours of practice, and traveled thousands of 69 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: miles on the road. Today they find themselves surrounded by 70 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: the best and the brightest. They've reached the promised Land. 71 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: This is episode twelve. The Richard M. Howkins Award listended 72 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: annually to the championship team of the Intercollegiate Mock Trial 73 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: National Championship. If our students get the idea that the 74 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: only thing that matters is winning, they are losing of 75 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: what being a lawyer and participating in the judicial system is. 76 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: Lawyers are officers of all court and there an all 77 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: time Richard M. Howkins, Reday's America and mol Associations. I'd 78 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: like to think I will be a voice actor at 79 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: some point in my life. So you know this was 80 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: my audition. Yeah, wow, do you think I'll get it? 81 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: We're going to start with the draw from the Doss Division. 82 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: Nothing fund would us in courtroom A representing the state, 83 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech Team one thousand one 84 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: facing the Blue Devils of Dillard University Team twelve sixteen. 85 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: Where are we at in Portland too? Imagine an n 86 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: C Double A basketball tournament and all of the teams 87 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: are in one hotel. You can feel the nervous energy 88 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: as teams pile into elevators dressed in pajamas and workout 89 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: care Some are already uncomfortable in their courtroom suits. The 90 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: young would be lawyers take over every free space inside 91 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: the hotel, driving the staff crazy. We're from Ohio State. 92 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: It's my senior year, so it's my last time. We're 93 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: from Emory University and the Amory Eagles is the school mascot. 94 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: Very chaotic at all times, but in the fast possible way, 95 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: So we're really high energy. It's been a good year. 96 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: I'm really excited. Yeah, we're happy to be back in 97 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: nahalk in person. Yeah we're from Yale. Yeah, um, New 98 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: Haven naked. Yeah. It's felt very very long. Um, but 99 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: it's crazy because this case we've had three weeks with it, 100 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: so it's been a long time. But um, still not 101 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: feeling as prepared as I wish I felt. It's fun 102 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: and nerve wracking. Um, but I think this case is 103 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: really juicy, So I'm happy to be doing it. You know, 104 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: I got sick of that Arson case after months and 105 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: months of doing Yeah. Yeah, we're from Harvard, so it's 106 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: been fun seeing what other teams have come up with 107 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: and you know, changing our material based on what we see. 108 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: But to amp myself up, listen to Ratchett music, listen 109 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: to gang banger music, and that's what helps me get 110 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: hyped up. It depends because I might listen to some 111 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: old stuff like some ice Cube, or I might listen 112 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: to some stuff that only people from Miami is gonna know. 113 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: So Piccolo, if you're you're listening to this, I listen 114 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: to your music. Yes, gotta have the right of stuff. 115 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: Yesterday I was getting off the elevator to come talk 116 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: to Ms Kimbro and I'm on a mission. I don't 117 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: have a lot, I don't have a lot of time, 118 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: like you need to go. And I get out the 119 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: elevator and it's a bunch of mock trial kids and 120 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, how y'all doing? And I hear them 121 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: that's him, that's him, that's him. And they say, are 122 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: you hey? What's cool? Are y'all y'all dealer? And we're 123 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: like yeah, and they're like, oh my god, y'all are 124 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: the ones who turned the lights off and have the 125 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: hood on? And you know, I'm just like, oh, I'm famous. 126 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm good, good, very excited, very grateful, you know, just 127 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: kind of taking it all in. It's very exciting. You know, 128 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: there's some degree of a Cinderella story still to it. 129 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm not offended by that. I know that there are 130 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: some who are. Um, that doesn't offend me. I think 131 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: the difference though, is, of course, we know the story 132 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: of Cinderella there was a fairy godmother that comes and 133 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: creates all of this magic, and in this case, there 134 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: was no fairy godmother. Unless maybe it's me. I don't know. 135 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: But I would know seriously though, I mean, there was 136 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: no fairy god mother. They did the work. This is 137 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: something that we always talked about, Like even my freshman year, 138 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: I remember crying that I didn't make it past regionals. 139 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: Like every year, freshman year, sophomore year, junior, we didn't 140 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: make it past. And I just think right now and 141 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: all of everything that we've been through was just to 142 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: condition us to get to this point. And I think 143 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: we wouldn't have been ready and we wouldn't have done 144 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: this great if it wasn't this exact group of people, 145 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: this exact um set of circumstances. So I'm just happy 146 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: that it was right now and not when I when 147 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: I asked for it. So I feel like you never 148 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: really know what's coming. You can only prepare for what 149 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: you believe is coming. So you just got to keep 150 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: that game face on and you know, just do the 151 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: job that you were tasked with, which is to participate 152 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: in this trial in whatever capacity you were granted. Just 153 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: a little scene setting here. We're in the old courthouse, 154 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: in a cavernous court room that feels abandoned. There are 155 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: twenty five foot ceilings and fabricated pillars with elaborate cornices. 156 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: The court itself sits on an elevated platform in front 157 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: of a semi circular chamber, and the three judges sit 158 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: behind a massive wooden bench with antique lamps in the 159 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 1: shape of the scales of justice. On the walls are 160 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: dusty portraits of Lancaster Counties, long forgotten barristers, all white 161 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: men in black robes, staring down in judgment your honor. 162 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: Opposing council members of the jury may have pleased the court. 163 00:11:54,720 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: Every scheme needs escape gam On August nine, two twenty one, 164 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: officer Jay Murta was handcuffed and arrested in front of 165 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: all of their colleagues at the Midlands Center Police Department. 166 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: After they were cuffed, they were put in the back 167 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: of a squad car and taking to Central Booking, charged 168 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: with fraud. Well, every scheme needs escape them, and you 169 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: will learn that is with Jay Murtas trying to make 170 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: out of Gene Rigs. I know what you're thinking, Murta 171 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: and Riggs. Where have I heard those names before? I'm 172 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: channeling Los Angeles. Mel Gibson over acting in a mullet. 173 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: Danny Glover has a sleazy looking mustache. O M g 174 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: it's lethal weapon, and in this case it's the cops 175 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: who are the bad guys that don't stand a chance. 176 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: The prosecution will want you to believe the word of 177 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: a crooked cop. I'm gonna want you to believe that 178 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: Jean Riggs was part of some scheme to take state 179 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: property and evezzel funds. But the evidence will show that 180 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: nothing of the sword is true. The evidence will show 181 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: that Jay Merton and the span of this whole investigation 182 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: was thinking of one person and it wasn't protecting the 183 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: people of Midlands. Now, because the majority of the seniors 184 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: have been on here since we got to this to Dillard, 185 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: I really think you just have to rest on the 186 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: fact that you know what you're doing. Like I'm not 187 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: new to this. I'm true to this man, I've been 188 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: doing this for four years. At this point, a confident 189 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: attitude is critical at this level. But at times in 190 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: this trial, the Dealer team is a little too persistent. 191 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: They're pressing and as a result, they're tripping over their words. Yes, 192 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: and when Officer Reef pulled you over, you learned that 193 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: what you were shipping was a peck on brick. Excuse 194 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: me of cocaine. Isn't that right? Yes, your honor, this 195 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: is the witnesses then exist. Im sorry, yes it does. 196 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: We are here today because the prosecution is charging the 197 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: defendant will falsilicate, falsification and embezzlement of state property. Drugs 198 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: are considered state drugs. Sees by the Midland Center Police 199 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: Department are state property. The purity of the drugs of 200 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: Bartholomew's I mean, excuse me, the purity of the drugs 201 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: are Murti as well as Riggs. We're actually less than 202 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: the regional average. So it's your testimony today that you 203 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: didn't look back at Jane riggs numbers after talking to 204 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Peyton Travis about Jay Murta giving Gene Riggs up as 205 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: an accomplice. In the past, Lagen has been criticized for 206 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: being too aggressive in her cross examinations. She's kept it 207 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: in check all season, but today she goes after the 208 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: witness but getting still, those are the only ones you 209 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: flagged before you talked to Peyton Travis. Isn't that right? Now? 210 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: You have no evidence to show that Jane Riggs took 211 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: any of those drugs out of that lab, Isn't that correct? Thank? 212 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: You have no further questions. I think we've had to 213 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: learn to take certain comments from certain judges with a 214 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: grain of salt. Mantra is very subjective sport, it very 215 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: much is. And you want to improve and you want to, like, 216 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: you know, take in what they have to say. Um, 217 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: but you you kind of have to decide where you 218 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: want to put merit on certain things, like, um, if 219 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: a judge tells me, like we've had judges say like 220 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: we came off aggressive, it's it's kind of like it's 221 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: not about you at that point. It's about whatever they 222 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: feel and they're letting whatever like implicit things that's going on, 223 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: like we're unconscious things go on dictate this situation. So 224 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: you kind of have to kind of take yourself out 225 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: of it sometimes and just remember, like, this is something 226 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: that person is dealing with, whether consciously or unconsciously, and 227 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: this is how it's being presented, and you just happen 228 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: to be seeing the effects of it, and you may 229 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: step down. Let's take a five minute break. Please make 230 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: it quick, Please make it quick. I need to go 231 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: with thank you. During the break, the team scurries into 232 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: the hallway outside of the courtroom. They're clearly rattled by 233 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: their own performance and perhaps a bit intimidated by the 234 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: team from Georgia Tech. I just mentioned to juris is 235 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: sort of funny. Um, the very first year we started 236 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: the team and we went to regionals, the last round 237 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: was Georgia Tech. UM, and so of course we our 238 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: first round here is Georgia Tech. So I know they're 239 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: a great team. I mean I can say that. I 240 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: mean they're always they're always very good. They're always um competitive. 241 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: You know, they come to nationals regularly, UM, long standing program, 242 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: very h experienced. Now they brought to you this chart, 243 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 1: this quote unquote plan. But as you heard, none of 244 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: this actually transpired over trial. The Dealer team has overcome 245 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: hurricanes and bomb threats to get here. They've beaten top 246 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: ranked teams in front of all white judges. This is 247 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: something that they needed to control, something that they needed 248 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: to show you. But it's obvious that this round is 249 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: slipping away. Even a hail Mary closing from DeAndre Bell 250 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: may not be enough to win the round. Members of 251 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: the jury waits for the smoke to clear because every 252 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: scheme needs escapegoat, and in this case, because Officer Mertzall 253 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: went down, she decided somebody else had to go down 254 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: with her, so just some like more general feedback. I 255 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: thought openings are really good, but they tended a little 256 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: bit too far on the argumentative side at times. I 257 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: think you need the relax a little bit, be yourself, 258 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, don't come in here into a courtroom and 259 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: try to be somebody other than who you are. You're 260 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: just a little bit too rigid. And I don't think 261 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: that you're that way because if I see you walking 262 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: around and talking and so, don't try and be somebody 263 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: that you're not. Um mich Shelton was a little bit 264 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: rigid as well in the beginning, and then she kind 265 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: of relaxed a little bit and became a little more 266 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: of herself. When you're doing a trial, they always say 267 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: this is a fun experience. Being in a trial is 268 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: like downhill skiing, going just as fast but not so fast. 269 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: You lose control, but you almost do, and sometimes you do. 270 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: But when that happens, you're going to automatic pilot and 271 00:18:55,600 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: you save it. That's what it's like. My morale kind 272 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: of started to go down. I started stubbling under my words, 273 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: and I didn't really have the response that I wanted 274 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: to have, and It's like I knew what to say, 275 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: but it just didn't come out, and so I was 276 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: getting irritated by that. I had a massive headache. I 277 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: stayed for the comments, listen to the comments. Everybody was 278 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: excited to talk about the close and things like that, 279 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: but I was just like, y'all, uh, I'm listening. I'm 280 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: gonna stay here, but as soon as we're done, I 281 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: gotta go. Man. Literally, when I made it to my room, 282 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: I took off all my clothes and just popped in bed. 283 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I knew the 284 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: person I nominated when we put through a painful and 285 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: difficult confirmation process. But I have to tell you what 286 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: Judge Jackson has put through was well beyond that. It 287 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: was verbal abuse, the anger. In the face of it all, 288 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: George Jackson showed the incredible character and integrity she possesses. I'm, folks, 289 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: it's my honor and truly is an honor to introduce 290 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: you the next Associate Justice in the United States Supreme Court, 291 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: the Honorable Katangi Brown Jackson. And I'm gonna just tell 292 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: you my own personal pack of dealo. You don't always 293 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: wanted to do with the possibilities. Okay, anybody have any questions. 294 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: As a practitioner and as a judge, really, I like 295 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: the fact that I can make a difference in somebody's life. Yeah. No, 296 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: I take a very very serious view of the legal profession. 297 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: And when you think about things that have changed in 298 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: this country that have changed the lives of Americans, they 299 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: usually start in the mind of a lawyer, whether drafting 300 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: a law, putting forward a bill, filing the case, it 301 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: usually arts in the mind of a lawyer. And that's 302 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: a very substantial responsibility. And also lawyers can make a 303 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: very very good income and they have a good lifestyle. 304 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: But with wealth comes responsibility. If you hit wealthy enough off, 305 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: you're lucky enough to achieve it. So I try to 306 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: teach on that side of it too, that you're a professional. 307 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: You have to be a professional. You have to give 308 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: me your best because sometimes the only thing that stands 309 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: between them and loss of freedom, here's a lawyer. And 310 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: that's a very substantial responsibility. Uh do anybody with your health? 311 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: Very so? Okay, Okay, I just want lunch. K where 312 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: are we in all? Take grab a seat lunch before 313 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: our next frond starts. The whole idea. Here is the 314 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: fact they raised in Mercalm, Capital Criminal Interprise. I'll bash 315 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: the tournament. Thus far, we face Boston University and Emery. 316 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: It went pretty well. I think our team was very 317 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: competitive and we did a very good job against really 318 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: good It's been nice to see that we can compete 319 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: with the higher levels because we're a smaller school about 320 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: eleven hundred students, and we're up at schools with forty 321 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: fifty students each and we're still able to compete when 322 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: Thaie do things about swork. We're from American University UM, 323 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: and we just finished our second round of the day. UM. 324 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: Everyone feels really good. It's it's been a wonderful experience. 325 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: Everyone's learning a lot and getting to see some really 326 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: good monk. We have a world top say has played 327 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: so far. You see Santa Barbara and you see Irvine. 328 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,239 Speaker 1: So it's nice because we got some lay schools from 329 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: very far away, which is always good at the national 330 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: championship because you know, you spend most of the year 331 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: going against like the same schools in your area. Oh, 332 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: it's great. We have so many friends from across the 333 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: country that without this activity, we would have never met 334 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: We've got friends from tough sout in Massachusetts, from U C. 335 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: L A out in California, and you know, everywhere in 336 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: between UM. And it's really fun that we get to 337 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: come together once again and really just see each other 338 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: because when this activity was online, obviously we couldn't really 339 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: talk to each other. We didn't get to see each other, 340 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: we didn't get to have those times in between rounds 341 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: and the hotel um where you know, we really get 342 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:19,959 Speaker 1: to talk about, like, you know, where do you want 343 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: to go to law school? What do you want to 344 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: do with your life? And it's really interesting to see 345 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 1: how like these people can these connections that you're making 346 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: a mock trial can really influence your life, your trajectory, 347 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: your path, your passions. Hey, we're from Duke University. It's 348 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: kind of tough being the most charming team and antha, 349 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: but we take on that burden happily and we're doing 350 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: it really well. Round threection again. Yeah, we just got 351 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: prosecution and we got Hamilton's College, Uh court room six, 352 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 1: one of the third flour Can Dance version and whisper 353 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: if that was my thing. It's a new thing, this problem. 354 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: Ye Come on, y'all, come on, this tea, this team, 355 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: this team, team, this team, this team, best team best, 356 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: this team, this tea strong, team strong, this team, this team, strong, 357 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: team strong, this team, this team, this team, this team. 358 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: I love my team. Love I love my team. I 359 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: love my team. I love my team. Someone's getting your 360 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: looks like, are coming? So yeah, come on, you're just coming. Cool. 361 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: I used to struggle with imposter syndrome a lot my 362 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: freshman year, and I went to this UM summer program 363 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: where I basically learned that if I'm there, I'm there 364 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: for a reason, and obviously I'm qualified. And you know, 365 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: there's a quote that says, um, God doesn't call the qualified, 366 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: but he qualifies the call basically, and so even if 367 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: you know there are places that I was slipping up 368 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: on which I was slipping up at National's, I'm not 369 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: gonna lie, but I felt like it was a learning um, 370 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: just just a learning moment for me. So it wasn't 371 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: that I felt like I was out of place, because 372 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: I felt like a lot of the rounds were evenly matched. 373 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: It's just that I wasn't used to doing it back 374 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 1: to back to back, because at this point we're pulling 375 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 1: out all the stops. But for every round, so we're 376 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: getting tired, and it's just about like keeping up your stamina. 377 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: So there were some moments where I didn't I'm gonna 378 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: be honest with you, I didn't feel like we were 379 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: jelling because we all want the best possible outcome each 380 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: and every time. So I would see DeAndre and the 381 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: corner panicking, and I would see Taylor in the corner 382 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: scribbling down something on her notes. I'm trying to get 383 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: something else in orders. Those moments right there, we're having 384 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: me nervous, like, oh my gosh, are we gonna make 385 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: it out of this round? Dillard and Hamilton's are evenly 386 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 1: matched when it comes to their litigation skills. This trial 387 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: comes down to the credibility of the witnesses. Good Afternoon, 388 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: has Sweetie. It's all about acting skills and make believe accents. 389 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: You blame Officer Race for having to serve that prison sentence. 390 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: I do. I think Officer Rigs should have to tell 391 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: the truth today and get justice you usually want on 392 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: Officer Rex, I do. I feel like Officer Riggs should 393 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: have to go through everything that she deserves, especially for 394 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: making me do something I didn't want to do. I 395 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: feel like this character was more of me because I'm 396 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: a southern, very very country. She's a very fun witness to. 397 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 1: So my first dream was to be on Broadway. And 398 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: then I discovered law. The Hamilton's witness goes for the 399 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: classic bad guy accent from every spy movie you've ever seen, right, 400 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 1: And you never saw the defendant pick out anyone of 401 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: your club, did you? But you did see more overt 402 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: sellings of drugs once the defendant started working there isn't 403 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: that right? Yes exactly. It was very confused and beingle 404 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: of these money, but then have spilled drugs? Sense? I 405 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: would just like to ask, just for my example of this. Uh, 406 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,439 Speaker 1: the third defense witness was, was that a character you 407 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: were playing? Or yes? Okay, okay, okay, I just want 408 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: to you know, it's always characters are very high risk, 409 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: high reward, so you know, you can get someone that 410 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: really enjoys it, or you can get someone who you 411 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: know may find it offensive. So just be careful with that. 412 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: I do want to echo what Harry said. I mean, 413 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: you know, when we do accents, when we do characters, 414 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: just just be cognizant of that. I usually don't like, 415 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, zany accents unless they have a reason for 416 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 1: the story, because it's just like you're just hacking this on. 417 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's get a couple of minutes here to 418 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: rout all this stuff. From what I understand, we give 419 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: the blue sheets to the runners as those the timekeepers, 420 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: and then we do comments and then we're free to 421 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: prop up for the next round. I'm glad that it 422 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: was prosecution for the third round, since the second round 423 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: was prosecution, and I think that it gave us the 424 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to clean some things up. I think that our 425 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: performance was a lot sharper, so I'm pretty satisfied. Um, 426 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: I don't really mind what the ballots look like. I 427 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: came here to have fun and I think that I 428 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: did that, So you know, you gotta take it all 429 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: with a grand of salt. We're not worried about who's 430 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: going to win the tournament. We're in the moment right now, 431 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: and um, you're not trusting that the process is gonna 432 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: take care of itself. What's going through your head? Now? 433 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, is it our last case? What is 434 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: your last case? As the underground from UC trial? Is it? 435 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: Are we going to the championship round? Okay, that's true. Okay, um, 436 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: let's get let's pray. Let's pray. All I believe, does 437 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: anything know? When the round starts like before, everybody, take 438 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: a deep breath. You're relaxed. My nerves bad too. I 439 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: promise it's all good, though. It's all good. My Father God. 440 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: We thank you. We thank you for getting us through 441 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: the first three rounds. Father Guy, we thank you for 442 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: bringing us to this very moment. Father God, we thank 443 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: you for giving us a case that was meant for 444 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: the dealing mock trial team. Father God, Father God. I've 445 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: declared victory every time I've talked to you this past weekend, 446 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: Father God, for I know just as much as everyone 447 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: else in this group, Father God, that we will be 448 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 1: in the National Championship round. Father God, Father God. In 449 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: we saw the promised land. Now, Father got in two, 450 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: we've made it to the promised land. Father God. Now 451 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: that we've crossed the river Jordan, I asked that you 452 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: let us knocked down the walls of Jericho. Father Father God, 453 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: you've been with us COVID. You've been with us through hurricanes, 454 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: You've been with us through death, Father God. We've been 455 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: with us every year since this team's inception. So we 456 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: stand in this space on the shoulders of our ancest 457 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: the third Good Marsha. We're stand on the shoulders of 458 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: our ancestor, Charles Hamilton Houston. We stand on the shoulders 459 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 1: of justice Katangi Brown Jackson. Father God, we thank you, 460 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: Thank you God for putting us as black people in 461 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: this space and showing everyone here that we are not 462 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: something to be messed with. Father God, thank you. No 463 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: direct form against the shop prospering your older No, no, 464 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,959 Speaker 1: no cross show formed against the shop prosper, no opening 465 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: form against the shop prospering. No closing form against the 466 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: showy prosper. And so we ask that you you stretch 467 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: your hand over us, put a hedge and protection around us. 468 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: Father got sent down your angels to speak through us. 469 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: Father Gods. Prosecution ready proceed? Yes, okay the sense Are 470 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: you ready proceed? Yes? I really have received so much 471 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: from being in community with these students or being able 472 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: to sort of walk along with them on this part 473 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: of their journey, Your honor, Mr Solomon, Members of the jury, 474 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: may it please the court. Every scheme needs a scapegoat. 475 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: On August nine, Officer Jay Murtall was handcuffed in front 476 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: of all of their constituents at the Midlands Center Police Department. 477 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: I would say the majority of them are motivated by 478 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: the prospect of being able to make change in their communities. 479 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: You know what I man proceeded with cross ms Mr Thomas. 480 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: There are students that dealer who want to go to 481 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: law school because they want to have lucrative careers, but 482 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: those end up not being the ones who joined the 483 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 1: mood trial team. Many of our students who have had 484 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: experience with the judicial system, the legal system, most of 485 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: that has been negative. You mentioned a time where the 486 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: defendant gave you some money, correct, but you never asked 487 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: the defendant where he got that money from. I guess 488 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: not no, But you never actually saw Mr Riggs sell 489 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: those drugs, did you. That's correct, man, But I think 490 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: that's the reason they show up. That's the reason that 491 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: they want to go into the profession. That's why they 492 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: want to be on the team. They want to develop 493 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: the skills to be able to say no, I want 494 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: to be a part of this change. Objection your honors 495 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: and proper character explain yes, your honor. They're using this 496 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: pro propensity sake to use an instance from to suggest 497 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: that Mr Riggs is now guilty. Ino is most definitely 498 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: being used for the character of Mr. Riggs Council. I 499 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: agree with the defense if you can lay the foundation 500 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: that this previous complaint instance was part of the conspiracy 501 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: you're alleging. You're firmly in barnacle. This comes in. But 502 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: until you lay that foundation, this is exclusible. Granted, I 503 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: don't care who it is, like, you have the ability 504 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 1: to compete against anyone, and I think that that is invaluable, 505 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: like that lesson, and I see it manifest itself for 506 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: those who go on from the team and who go 507 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: on to law school, when oftentimes people of color can 508 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: feel like impostors in law school classrooms and like they 509 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: don't have the ability to be success. But it's like no, 510 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: no, no no, because you've already had experience showing up with 511 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: people who have far more resources and more privileged and 512 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 1: you win. That brings us to my next point. You 513 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: actually confronted off similar talk about this, right correct. You 514 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: lie to Officer Murtalk, correct, And in doing so, Officer 515 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: Murtalk confessed all that she's done to you, right correct. 516 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 1: We fronted with some evidence that you know, we're in 517 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 1: a really interesting time in the history of our country 518 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: that I think this sort of window has opened up 519 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: for some of this progress to happen. I'm under no 520 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: delusion that that is just like a foregone conclusion, like 521 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,240 Speaker 1: that it will always be this way. And so I think, 522 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: you know, in every space we find ourselves, we have to, 523 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: you know, while the wind is at our back, we 524 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: have to continue to push and to try to make 525 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:10,439 Speaker 1: as much progress as we can, because we just don't 526 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: know how long that window is going to be open. 527 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: Thank you all very much, Thank you. I have dedicated 528 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: my career to public service because I love this country 529 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: and our constitution and the rights that make us free. 530 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models, 531 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: generations of Americans who never had anything close to this 532 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: kind of opportunity, but who got up every day and 533 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: went to work, believing in the promise of America, showing 534 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:55,280 Speaker 1: others through their determination and yes, their perseverance, that good, 535 00:35:56,360 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: good things can be done in this great country. From 536 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: my grandparents on both sides, who had only a grade 537 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: school education but instilled in my parents the importance of learning. 538 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: To my parents who went to racially segregated schools growing 539 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: up and We're the first in their families to have 540 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:23,319 Speaker 1: the chance to go to college. It has taken two 541 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty two years and one hundred and fifteen 542 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: prior appointments for a black woman to be selected to 543 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 1: serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. But 544 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:51,359 Speaker 1: we've made it. We've made it, all of us, all 545 00:36:51,400 --> 00:37:06,960 Speaker 1: of us, m your honor, the Morris. Members of the jury, 546 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: Just imagine the embarrassment of submerts her face as she 547 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: was handcuffed in front of her colleagues. Just imagine the 548 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: embarrassment Officer merts her face as she was walked down 549 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: into a squad car. Imagine Officer Murta sitting in a 550 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: jail cell. Members of the jury, this isn't a joke, 551 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: This isn't a laughing matter. This is something serious, and 552 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: they are trying to accuse my client of embezzlement and falsification. 553 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:50,799 Speaker 1: No witness came before you today and could tell you 554 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: that my client stole anything from the police department. One 555 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:59,319 Speaker 1: of the things the prosecution promised to you was that 556 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: the only name you would hear throughout the entirety of 557 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: this trial was Officer Jene Rigs. But it would serve 558 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: as no surprise to you nor myself that the name 559 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:14,000 Speaker 1: Officer Jay Murta showed up not once, not twice, but 560 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 1: fifty nine times. Why because every scheme needs a scapegoat. 561 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 1: In today's case, the state tried to make a scapegoat 562 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:32,879 Speaker 1: out of Gene Riggs. This web of conspiracies that has 563 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: been stunned by the opposing council cannot stand because every 564 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: scheme needs a scapegoat. And as the defense, we ask 565 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: that you please don't let them make a scapegoat out 566 00:38:49,200 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: of Gene Riggs. Find him not guilty. This has been 567 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,959 Speaker 1: a great weekend. It's been a lot of fun. I'm 568 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 1: so glad that we were able to do this and 569 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: be back together in person. Okay, so this year we 570 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: gave you arson and then we gave you guns and 571 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:32,279 Speaker 1: money and drugs. All right, everybody, we're gonna get out 572 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: some awards. So when I announced your name, stand up, 573 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,319 Speaker 1: you recognized, what's your recognized Start coming, But we're not 574 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: waiting for you to get down for the next one. 575 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a parade. Took twenty four ranks in 576 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: the DOS division. We're starting with Team fifteen sixty two. 577 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 1: The gauchos of UCSB. Madeline Whalen with seven ranks on 578 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: the defense from Team seven Howard University Jalen trap four 579 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:20,319 Speaker 1: ranks on the defense of Texas MA Davie Summer, going 580 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,279 Speaker 1: to twenty five ranks on the state side, going to 581 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: some b l e U Blue Devil's Team twelve sixteen 582 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:42,400 Speaker 1: Dillard's Lejon Shelson. It would be nice to be in 583 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:46,840 Speaker 1: New Orleans right now. All right, Indy DAWs Division. It 584 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 1: took twenty two rieks to be named and all American witnesses, 585 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: So we are going to start with an all American 586 00:40:52,719 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: yellow jacket from Georgia Tech. Jordan's Spencer, our next American 587 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: witness on the defense side of the case. Let me 588 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: see if I'm doing this right, d you Rendy City, Yes, 589 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: America inter Collegiate All American Yes now announced our Spirit 590 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:49,400 Speaker 1: of Anthon winners. Hello everyone, my name is Missy Watt. 591 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,839 Speaker 1: The main reason that I find this award so significant 592 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,440 Speaker 1: one is that you all are the ones who vote 593 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:00,719 Speaker 1: on it, and as you go on into the real 594 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 1: world and practice real law, remember that the way you 595 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:09,759 Speaker 1: treat other people is important, and that the way you 596 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:13,520 Speaker 1: you treat them is something that they will remember. If 597 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: you practice law, I can promise you that the attorneys 598 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:23,480 Speaker 1: I remember are either the ones who were dishonest who 599 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:27,919 Speaker 1: I couldn't trust, and I also remember the ones who 600 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,839 Speaker 1: were the kindest and we're the easiest to work with. 601 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:38,000 Speaker 1: With that um, I'm very excited to announce with Ranks, 602 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: I was their first an tow up. I have to 603 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:46,240 Speaker 1: give them this award, So please join me in congratulating 604 00:42:46,840 --> 00:43:15,960 Speaker 1: Team twelve sixteen Lars University. That's what you don't ye 605 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: two into Collegiate Mock Trial National Championship All American Witness. 606 00:43:25,640 --> 00:43:27,480 Speaker 1: We just got something Ms Kimbers who wanted up to 607 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,720 Speaker 1: get for a really long time. We're just a spirit 608 00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 1: of am because she says we're not nice people, but 609 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 1: even pro wrong, we're nice people who got SPRETA. That's 610 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:40,719 Speaker 1: pretty that's really awesome. We got some individual awards too. 611 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:44,640 Speaker 1: I got an All American Attorney Award and I am 612 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 1: officially an All American Witness. I think that like I 613 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,960 Speaker 1: couldn't have asked our team to go into that round 614 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:54,840 Speaker 1: for these last four rounds and do anything differently. I 615 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:57,520 Speaker 1: am extremely proud and blessed to say I'm a part 616 00:43:57,560 --> 00:43:59,919 Speaker 1: of the team and in my senior year, I find 617 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:04,440 Speaker 1: really got my flowers and it feels good. Um and 618 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 1: their recognition and just you know, even being here with 619 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 1: another hbc U, it's it's I'm overjoyed. I think, you know, 620 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:15,680 Speaker 1: you come, you come to Nationals with the intent of 621 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 1: crushing everybody and doing all that. But I think, you know, 622 00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,919 Speaker 1: dial It, we realized we're not We're not really here 623 00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:24,480 Speaker 1: for that. We're here to show people who we are 624 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:26,840 Speaker 1: and what we're made of. And we made it. We 625 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:28,719 Speaker 1: made it all the way to Nationals and we we 626 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:33,759 Speaker 1: are nationally ranked again and we have all American witnesses 627 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,520 Speaker 1: and attorneys on this team. So it's an amazing experience. Wow, 628 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:39,040 Speaker 1: we didn't individually know every single one of those African 629 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:42,000 Speaker 1: American students who got recognized as part of some team 630 00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:44,600 Speaker 1: or as an All American attorney. All American women's are best. 631 00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:48,040 Speaker 1: Believe we stood up when they when they got announced, 632 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:49,839 Speaker 1: because they need to know that we got their back 633 00:44:50,440 --> 00:44:52,640 Speaker 1: and they are loved by this community, whether you are 634 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:55,080 Speaker 1: directly from dial It or not. At the end of 635 00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:57,200 Speaker 1: the day, when when one of us, when we all 636 00:44:57,239 --> 00:45:03,800 Speaker 1: in so it feels good, it feels good. There were 637 00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:10,640 Speaker 1: five teams at seven wins. In tenth place with seven 638 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:13,480 Speaker 1: wins and a CS of twenty one and a half, 639 00:45:14,040 --> 00:45:22,000 Speaker 1: Team eleven Washington University in St. Louis. We have a 640 00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:24,719 Speaker 1: three way tie for third, fourth, and fifth place in 641 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:28,960 Speaker 1: the DOS Division at a record of eight wins. The 642 00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:31,719 Speaker 1: fifth place team with eight wins and a CS of 643 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,520 Speaker 1: twenty one Team ten forty nine the Blue Devils of 644 00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:45,040 Speaker 1: Duke in third place in the DOS Division with eight 645 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:53,600 Speaker 1: wins and a combined strength of the Bulldogs of Yale, 646 00:45:55,200 --> 00:46:02,520 Speaker 1: the champion of the DOS Division with eleven wins, one loss, 647 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:07,720 Speaker 1: a combined strength of eight from Hyde Park, the South 648 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:14,440 Speaker 1: Side of Chicago, the b Roads of the University. I'm Chicago, 649 00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:25,000 Speaker 1: the champion of the Stressman Division with eleven wins and 650 00:46:25,080 --> 00:46:29,280 Speaker 1: to see us at thirty and a half the Crimson 651 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:40,120 Speaker 1: of Harvard. Despite their best efforts, Dillard finishes near the 652 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: bottom of the standings at the competition. A disappointment for 653 00:46:43,640 --> 00:46:47,800 Speaker 1: sure for coach Adria Kimbro This is her last tournament 654 00:46:47,880 --> 00:46:51,360 Speaker 1: for Dillard. It feels great, it's great. I mean, I 655 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:53,960 Speaker 1: don't know any other words to say. I mean, I'm 656 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: very proud, but coach kimbro delivered. She brought her unranked 657 00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:04,960 Speaker 1: team to the promised lamb. Like what they've won cannot 658 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:10,400 Speaker 1: be measured in a trophy. They create a legacy that 659 00:47:10,520 --> 00:47:14,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna last far beyond this moment. I couldn't be 660 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:17,239 Speaker 1: more proud. I think I'm very proud we got to 661 00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:21,000 Speaker 1: all the bar and the spirit of after war, after 662 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: nationally um championship turnament. I don't think we could too bad. 663 00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:40,480 Speaker 1: I think the most important things and I don't want 664 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:42,000 Speaker 1: to cry when I say this, I think the most 665 00:47:42,040 --> 00:47:45,160 Speaker 1: important thing is just putting small hbc U s on 666 00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:48,040 Speaker 1: the map. I think just showing people that you can 667 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:50,759 Speaker 1: go to Dealard, you can be the captain of the 668 00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: mock trial team, go to nationals. A lot of students 669 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:57,719 Speaker 1: that I know in pre law came to Dealer just 670 00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:01,439 Speaker 1: for the mock trial team, and not all of them 671 00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,680 Speaker 1: made it, but like made it on the team. But 672 00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:06,240 Speaker 1: the fact that we were able to accomplish this after, 673 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:09,200 Speaker 1: to be honest, having a losing streak. We hadn't made 674 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:11,680 Speaker 1: it out of regional since before I even got there. 675 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:15,000 Speaker 1: So just to be able to show, you know, our 676 00:48:15,040 --> 00:48:17,239 Speaker 1: student body what we've been working for. Their people who 677 00:48:17,239 --> 00:48:19,520 Speaker 1: have invited us to parties and we couldn't go because 678 00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:23,360 Speaker 1: we had competition people who wanted us to do whatever, 679 00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:26,480 Speaker 1: and we couldn't. We sacrificed a lot and for them 680 00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:28,600 Speaker 1: to finally see, oh, this is what you were working for, 681 00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:40,560 Speaker 1: it feels really good. Mhm. So when I arrived on campus, 682 00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:45,240 Speaker 1: I was very nervous at first, because for some reason, 683 00:48:45,360 --> 00:48:50,359 Speaker 1: it didn't seem like I was like worthy of that experience. 684 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:54,080 Speaker 1: I was in a full trench coat with my neck pillow, 685 00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:57,040 Speaker 1: my suitcase, like I obviously just came from the airport. 686 00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:59,080 Speaker 1: I was asking around for directions because I didn't know 687 00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:01,319 Speaker 1: where I was going, and I kept mispronouncing like the 688 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:03,200 Speaker 1: name of the hall I was supposed to be at, 689 00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:06,440 Speaker 1: and everybody was like, what are you talking about. I 690 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:08,840 Speaker 1: never thought that I would, you know, go to Harvard. 691 00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:10,960 Speaker 1: In fact, it wasn't even my first, you know choice. 692 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,600 Speaker 1: I was just like, I know, I want to be 693 00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,040 Speaker 1: on mock trial. Let me see the mock trial room, 694 00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:18,480 Speaker 1: like let me see where I'm going to be practicing 695 00:49:18,560 --> 00:49:21,080 Speaker 1: and studying, just seeing the courtroom. And it wasn't even 696 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:23,400 Speaker 1: that fancy. I'm not gonna lie to you, but the 697 00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:27,680 Speaker 1: history behind it and they have this um competition where 698 00:49:27,719 --> 00:49:30,920 Speaker 1: like every at the finals, every year, there's a Supreme 699 00:49:30,920 --> 00:49:34,480 Speaker 1: Court justice that sits to judge the competition. And they 700 00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:37,719 Speaker 1: were like, well, hopefully we can get Judge Jackson since 701 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:40,439 Speaker 1: she was just confirmed she's an alum, and I was like, 702 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:44,759 Speaker 1: I would kill to be in the room if she 703 00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,640 Speaker 1: were to judge one of our competitions. So I just 704 00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:49,640 Speaker 1: I didn't feel out of place anymore. I was like, Okay, 705 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:51,799 Speaker 1: I don't care that there's eighty students here. I don't 706 00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:54,240 Speaker 1: care that there's only five black students in the class. 707 00:49:54,360 --> 00:49:57,160 Speaker 1: Right now, I just cared that this actually makes sense 708 00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:58,799 Speaker 1: to me. And I know not everything is gonna make 709 00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:00,640 Speaker 1: sense to me in law school, but the fact that 710 00:50:01,160 --> 00:50:02,960 Speaker 1: I felt like I could go there and it could 711 00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:05,279 Speaker 1: be completely fine, that I won't feel like a fish 712 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:07,480 Speaker 1: out of water, that I know I'll be able to 713 00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:09,719 Speaker 1: handle it, that was what was most important to me, 714 00:50:09,840 --> 00:50:12,600 Speaker 1: just you know, knowing that I'll be okay. I guess 715 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:18,200 Speaker 1: to be sure, I have worked hard to get to 716 00:50:18,239 --> 00:50:21,799 Speaker 1: this point in my career, and I have now achieved 717 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:27,560 Speaker 1: something far beyond anything my grandparents could have possibly ever imagined. 718 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:34,000 Speaker 1: But no one does this on their own the path 719 00:50:34,239 --> 00:50:38,279 Speaker 1: was cleared for me so that I might rise to 720 00:50:38,360 --> 00:50:43,560 Speaker 1: this occasion, And in the poetic words of Dr my Angelu, 721 00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:50,680 Speaker 1: I do so now while bringing the gifts my ancestors 722 00:50:50,760 --> 00:51:01,640 Speaker 1: gave I. I I am the dream and the hope 723 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:12,839 Speaker 1: of the slave. So so as I take on this 724 00:51:12,920 --> 00:51:17,600 Speaker 1: new role, I strongly believe that this is a moment 725 00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:24,360 Speaker 1: in which all Americans can take great pride. We have 726 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:30,520 Speaker 1: come a long way towards perfecting our union. In my family, 727 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:34,880 Speaker 1: it took just one generation to go from segregation to 728 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:43,800 Speaker 1: the Supreme Court of the Natime, and it is an honor, 729 00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:47,680 Speaker 1: the honor of a lifetime for me to have this 730 00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:51,480 Speaker 1: chance to join the court, to promote the rule of 731 00:51:51,560 --> 00:51:55,000 Speaker 1: law at the highest level, and to do my part 732 00:51:55,680 --> 00:52:00,520 Speaker 1: to carry our shared project of democracy and equal justice 733 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:06,759 Speaker 1: under law forward into the future. Thank you again, Mr 734 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:19,719 Speaker 1: President and members of the Senate for this incredible honors. 735 00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:23,759 Speaker 1: Beautiful Oh yes, I'm actually Dillard was ranked in the 736 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:27,640 Speaker 1: top fifty most beautiful campuses in the country. So the 737 00:52:28,040 --> 00:52:29,759 Speaker 1: this is the main part of the campus. These are 738 00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:34,000 Speaker 1: the dorms. This is William's dorm um. The bookstory gym 739 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:36,840 Speaker 1: and thinks of that nature right here Dent's straight Ahead. 740 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:42,640 Speaker 1: This is where the basketball team plays. So we have 741 00:52:43,320 --> 00:52:48,080 Speaker 1: four years to prepare ourselves for going into the world 742 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:51,399 Speaker 1: and into a world that wasn't designed for them and 743 00:52:51,600 --> 00:52:53,840 Speaker 1: for me personally at h b c U, and I 744 00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:55,719 Speaker 1: know a lot of black students feel the same way. 745 00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:59,600 Speaker 1: We are safe. It is four years of only black people, 746 00:52:59,840 --> 00:53:02,400 Speaker 1: and it's only black people teaching black people how to 747 00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:05,000 Speaker 1: move in the world that is not made for them. 748 00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:07,719 Speaker 1: It's hard for me to really judge whether or not 749 00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:11,200 Speaker 1: a certain generation is gonna be the change because we've 750 00:53:11,239 --> 00:53:13,120 Speaker 1: been talking about, oh, this generation is gonna be the 751 00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:17,080 Speaker 1: change since the civil rights movement. But I will say 752 00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:20,120 Speaker 1: that more often than not, you will find young people 753 00:53:20,120 --> 00:53:23,560 Speaker 1: who are sitting here saying, obviously what you did was 754 00:53:23,600 --> 00:53:26,919 Speaker 1: not enough to fix the problem. And that's not that's 755 00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:30,080 Speaker 1: not a dig at what was done before. But that's 756 00:53:30,120 --> 00:53:33,000 Speaker 1: me saying I'm gonna take what you're doing and do 757 00:53:33,160 --> 00:53:40,040 Speaker 1: something more with it. It's just like that. So this 758 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:44,280 Speaker 1: is our professional Schools building UM. This house is largely 759 00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:47,560 Speaker 1: more so some of our like science major stuff. The 760 00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:49,719 Speaker 1: third floor is where all the labs are. We also 761 00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:53,000 Speaker 1: have another building for it UM, but this school also 762 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:56,279 Speaker 1: helps like our nursing program um. This is where the 763 00:53:56,320 --> 00:54:18,280 Speaker 1: freshmen get their first year seminars. Basically, Some Last Action 764 00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:21,400 Speaker 1: is a production of I heart Radio and Sound Argument. 765 00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:24,960 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from I heart Radio, visit the i 766 00:54:25,080 --> 00:54:28,680 Speaker 1: heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your 767 00:54:28,719 --> 00:54:29,600 Speaker 1: favorite shows.