Six Harvard Undergraduate Moot Court members holding award certificates at the NYU Undergraduate Moot Court Invitational.
Highlights

The 2026 season

Six members, three teams, and a first-place finish at the NYU Undergraduate Moot Court Invitational.

The case

NYU Undergraduate Moot Court Invitational

This spring, six of our members competed in the NYU Undergraduate Moot Court Invitational — a Fourth Amendment case on the forensic search of a cell phone at the border.

Samiha Amjad and Matthew Ruiz seated at counsel table in a courtroom, taking notes during a round.
Samiha Amjad ’29 and Matthew Ruiz ’29.
March — Preliminary rounds

All three teams advance

All three Harvard teams advanced from a field of 36 teams across 15 schools, qualifying for the in-person final round in New York City.

  • Samiha Amjad ’29 3rd Place Oralist
  • Matthew Ruiz ’29 4th Place Oralist
  • Samiha Amjad ’29 & Matthew Ruiz ’29 Team result 2nd Place Overall
April — Finals, New York City

Three quarterfinalists, one championship

All three teams made it to the quarterfinals in New York. From there, Ben Brown ’29 and Muhammed Khan ’28 took first place in the championship, with Ben also winning Best Oralist for the finals.

  • Ben Brown ’29 & Muhammed Khan ’28 Championship 1st Place
  • Ben Brown ’29 Finals Best Oralist
  • Samiha Amjad ’29 & Matthew Ruiz ’29 Quarterfinalists
  • Ben Who ’28 & Felicity Wong ’29 Quarterfinalists
Ben Brown and Muhammed Khan holding the Best Team certificate in front of a chalkboard reading NYU Invitational.
Ben Brown ’29 and Muhammed Khan ’28, NYU Invitational.
Earlier

Recent successes

Top 10 Team

Dora Chen ’29 & Samiha Amjad ’29

Macalester College Moot Court Invitational
2nd Place Speaker

Michael Isayan ’29

4th Place Speaker

Matthew Ruiz ’29

Top 8 Speaker

Samiha Amjad ’29

Gallery

The season in photographs

Six Harvard members holding certificates for Best Oralist, Best Team, Third Place Oralist, Fourth Place Oralist and Quarterfinalist.
The full Harvard delegation with its awards at the close of the NYU Invitational.
Two Harvard members holding the Best Team certificate.
The championship team, NYU Invitational.
Six Harvard Moot Court members standing together in front of a brick donor wall.
The six competitors at the NYU Invitational.
Five Harvard Moot Court members laughing as they carry a sixth teammate in front of the donor wall.
And the same six, moments later.
Two Harvard members preparing notes at counsel table in a courtroom.
Team members in the courtroom.
A Harvard member arguing from a podium.
Oral argument.
Three Harvard Moot Court members in a store in New York City between rounds.
Team members in New York City.
Two Harvard Moot Court members at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. at night.
Members at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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