Every year NYS holds a Moot Court competition in which all competing schools are given exactly one criminal or civil legal case for the entire competition season. It is the team's job to understand the rules and precedents established in courts throughout the US and use these to augment each student-written argument. In Moot Court, students act as lawyers in the Supreme Court of the United States, using this simulation to gain skills in professional and public speaking alongside becoming more knowledgeable in important topics, such as civics, ethics, and governmental procedure. With the goal to learn more about legal doctrine, students gain invaluable experience through the connections formed with other students involved in public speaking/law as well as practicing attorneys that aid us during our prep for competitions. As insight into law in the real world, Stuyvesant partners with prestigious law firms, like Cravath, Swaine & Moore, working with lawyers from these companies with the goal of building arguments reflective of real cases. Additionally, competitions are often held in official courtrooms as a way to give members experience with the many factors leading up to Supreme Court decisions. Even for those students not as interested in continuing into the legal field, this experience provides students with a valuable and educational opportunity to learn the intricacies and procedures of the legal doctrine as well as navigating in the professional/legal sphere. The case given covers two constitutional amendments, both of which aarguere d by a prosecution and defense. Prosecution speakers represent the entity who is levying allegations while the defense speakers represent the person/entity who is being charged. The two speakers for each side will prepare a speech, ready to be questioned by judges. Competition begins within brackets in NYC. The city champion--the school which wins in all of NYC--advances to State Championships.