The Harlan Institute is holding its 15th annual Virtual Supreme Court Competition, in which high school student teams will argue the constitutionality of the Texas Ten Commandments Law. The competition gives participants the chance to engage with a current legal controversy in a simulated Supreme Court setting.
Student teams will prepare and present oral arguments on whether the Texas law, which mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, violates the U.S. Constitution. The exercise is designed to build skills in legal reasoning, advocacy, and constitutional interpretation.
The competition was announced this week on Reason's Volokh Conspiracy blog. As an educational event, it highlights how live disputes can be used to teach students about the judicial process and the stakes of constitutional law.