The Moot Court Honor Society of St. John’s University School of Law held its annual Hon. Milton Mollen Moot Court Competition on Sept. 25 at the university’s Belson Moot Courtroom. The case argued involved the constitutional right against unreasonable search and seizure, and whether the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act allows a defense of “innocent possession.”

From left to right: Judge Nicolas Garaufis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District; Justice Leonard Austin, Appellate Division, Second Department; Jennifer Hopkins, student, counsel for the petitioner; Mohammed Hassan, student, counsel for the petitioner; Dallas Park, student, counsel for the respondent; Bradley Jennings, student, counsel for the respondent; Scott Mollen, partner at Herrick, Feinstein and presiding judge of the competition, Justice Ruth Balkin, Appellate Division, Second Department; and Justice Helen Voutsinas, Nassau County Supreme Court.  The competition is named in honor of the former Appellate Division, Second Department Presiding Justice Milton Mollen.

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