Eight complete cases written for CUDL students: affirmative and negative Lincoln-Douglas, a Policy 1AC and 1NC, pro and con Public Forum, and two archived Lincoln-Douglas cases from the 2026 National Tournament. Every piece of evidence points to a real source with a link. Read the case, then read the source and cut your own card.
Archive last updated September 14, 2026. New cases follow each NSDA topic release.
Written to be run against each other in practice rounds. Speech times are noted for a clear, conversational pace.
8 cases
Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.
A complete Lincoln-Douglas affirmative case on the September/October 2026 resolution: value, criterion, definitions, two contentions with cited evidence, and a 1AR block file.
Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.
A complete Lincoln-Douglas negative case on the September/October 2026 resolution: value, criterion, two contentions with cited evidence, and the NR strategy.
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
A full first affirmative constructive for the 2026-27 Policy resolution: plan text, inherency, two advantages (coverage and medical debt) with evidence pointers to KFF, CBO, and KFF Health News, and solvency.
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
A first negative constructive against a single-payer affirmative on the 2026-27 Policy resolution: a topicality argument, a spending disadvantage, a public option counterplan with net benefit, and case answers, with evidence pointers.
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.
A complete Public Forum pro case on the September/October 2026 resolution: two contentions with evidence pointers to the Berkeley Lab data center report and state policy trackers, framing, and weighing.
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.
A complete Public Forum con case on the September/October 2026 resolution: two contentions (the pause does not solve the price problem; it forfeits investment and capacity), evidence pointers, and weighing.
Resolved: Democracies ought to prioritize the protection of civil liberties over national security.
An archived Lincoln-Douglas affirmative on the 2026 National Tournament resolution: consent-based framework, two contentions on surveillance and emergency powers, and a 1AR block file. Useful for practice rounds and framework study.
Resolved: Democracies ought to prioritize the protection of civil liberties over national security.
An archived Lincoln-Douglas negative on the 2026 National Tournament resolution: a Hobbesian framework, contentions on the precondition of order and democratic self-defense, and the NR collapse.
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