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One Week in
The District Court

A free, graded, procedurally serious trial simulation your students can run from any laptop. They argue real doctrine against an AI prosecutor who does not flatter them, before a judge who enforces his Local Rules — and every trial produces a certified transcript you can grade. Every case is sui generis; every score is earned on the merits.

The One-Week Assignment

Day 1The Local Rules & the Rulebooks

Students read the Local Rules of Judge McSkunk's Court and work the Mastery of Procedure shelves (FRCP, FRCrimP, state shelves, the Brough Shelf on preclusion). No one enters a courtroom without the rules.

Day 2The Procedure Gauntlet

Timed deadline-and-trap drills — Rule 4(m), Rule 36 deemed admissions, 14-day objection windows, state confession rules. Streaks and XP post to each student's record.

Days 3–4Two Bench Trials in The District Court

Each student takes the defense table against Atticus BradStreet McDermott — an AI prosecutor who concedes what candor requires and presses everything else — with a public defender available for strategy. Judge McSkunk scores element mastery, real citations, use of the record facts, preservation, and professionalism, 0–100.

Day 5Make the Record — and Turn It In

Students download the certified transcript of their best trial and submit it. You grade the record itself: what they argued, what they preserved, what the court found. Scores of 80+ earn the District Court Advocate certification.

School vs. School

Students register their school's banner. Every certification scores for the school on the Intercollegiate Docket — Harvard against Yale, OU against OSU, your seminar against the school across town. The only prize is the one that matters: who's the best in law, decided before the district court.

What Gets Graded

Element mastery. Real, full citations — invented law draws the gavel. Use of the specific record facts. Preservation: objections made, rulings obtained, errors preserved. Professionalism — contempt of court is enforced with a ban. Published decisions live permanently in the McSkunk Reporter.

Bring Your Class

The platform is free — no license, no seat fees, no catch. Have students create accounts, register your school's banner, and run the week. Questions, custom case banks for your syllabus, or a faculty walkthrough: counsel@iamthelawskunk.com.

Know a Professor? Send the Pitch.

One tap copies a ready-to-send invitation — paste it into an email to any legal writing, trial advocacy, or Civ Pro professor. The Intercollegiate Docket needs its first banner.

An educational simulation providing legal information and advocacy training — not legal advice. Certifications recognize demonstrated skill within this program only.

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