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The 15th Annual Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition

Teams of high school students will present arguments about the constitutionality of the Texas Ten Commandments Law.

Reason · 19h ago

The Harlan Institute Championship Round At The National Archives

High school students presented arguments about whether to declare independence in the presence of the Declaration of Independence.

Reason · May 13

The 14th Annual Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition: Patriots v. Loyalists

Should the United Colonies declare independence from Great Britain?

Reason · Oct 9, 2025

The 12th Annual Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court

Teams of two HS students will write a brief and present oral arguments on Moody v. NetChoice.

Reason · Oct 2, 2023

Congratulations to the Finalists of the Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court Competition

High School Students from Texas and Connecticut argued before a panel of three federal judges and visited the United States Supreme Court

Reason · May 23, 2023

Some Levity On A Technical Oral Argument Day

Today, the Harlan Institute and Ashbrook hosted the championship round for our virtual Supreme Court competition. Every year, we fly the top two teams and their coaches, to Washington, D.C. These high schoolers had a jam packed day. In the morning, we attended oral argument at the Supreme Court. For…

Reason · Apr 25, 2023