Wednesday, June 29, 2011

SPS 2011: The "SPS Supreme Court" is In Session!


The SPS Supreme Court is once again in session! This year the SPS 2011 students are arguing the case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, which presents the issue of whether a California statute banning the sale or rental of "ultra-violent" video games to minors violates the First Amendment. The SPS "lawyers" representing both California and the video game sellers are both making good cases--it remains to be seen if the "SPS Supreme Court" will make the same ruling as the U.S. Supreme Court (which struck down the California law on First Amendment grounds). Stay tuned as we await a judicial decision! (Above photo: Charlie A., one of the lawyers for the State of California, argues for the SPS Supreme Court to uphold the law.)