On April 24, 2023, the Harlan Institute and Ashbrook held the championship round for the 11th Annual Virtual Supreme Court competition. The top two teams presented oral argument at the Georgetown Supreme Court Institute in the case of Students For Admission v. University of North Carolina. Presiding were Judge Gregory G. Katsas (D.C. Circuit), Judge Thomas B. Griffith (D.C. Circuit, Retired), Judge Trevor McFadden (District Court for the District of Columbia). Campbell Collins & Gabriella Lovins from Austin, Texas represented the Petitioner. Catherine Gutowski & Quinn Speck from the Joel Barlow High School in Connecticut represented the Respondent. After a well-argued round, the judges selected the Petitioners as the Champions, with Campbell Collins as best oralist.
The students and their coaches offered these generous comments about the competition:
