The Fundamentals
Who is the appellant in this years case? Who is the appellee?
Appellant - Chris Chambers
Appellee - State of Olympus
What is Chris Chamber's Twitter username?
@OlympicPolice
Should Chamber's speech be analyzed word-by-word or by how the reader would understand it? (Respondent)
By how the reader would understand it
Police officers
What is the date of this years conference?
April 4-6
What amendment is this case arguing?
The First Amendment! Right to free speech.
Who does the POPA (and anti-doxing laws) protect? (be specific)
Public health officials, members of law enforcement, and elected officials in Olympus
Which side is arguing for intermediate (or strict) scrutiny?
Petitioner
Name one piece of case law that was argued in the Supreme Court
Hustler Mag, Milkovich, Alvarez, NAACP, Florida Star, Reno, Virginia
When during the arguments are students justices NOT allowed to ask questions?
The first minute and last minute of each argument
What law is being argued in Question 1?
Olympus Penal Code, Section 424
What was the tweet that caused citizens to go to the police station?
“We are offering immediate spots on the police force to anyone who can recite the Miranda rights in under 5 seconds while maintaining a threatening tone.
Come to the Elm Street Police Station to show us what you’ve got! (Due to budget cuts, you must provide your own firearm.)”
What constitutes a true threat as stated by the majority opinion? (2nd Question)
Statements which "a speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an unlawful act of violence"
What cases (2) say that parodies should be protected under the First Amendment?
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal and Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
What year was judicial founded?
2013
What law is being argued in the second question?
POPA - Public Officials Privacy Act (of 2021)
What is the name of the police chief of Olympus?
Alexander Pigeon
What reasoning does the petitioner use to argue that Chamber's tweets are a parody? (cite a specific phrase)
He uses informal phrases like "fake cop" and "obviously, no real police officer would ever do what he did"
What does Florida Star assert about publicly vs. privately available information? And who is using this in their argument?
"Publicly available information enjoys significantly diminished privacy protections". Used by the petitioner.
Who was the first ever Chief Justice of Delaware YIG?
Keenan Roarty
Mini Case: What are the names of the petitioner (appellant) and respondent (appellee)?
BONUS: What day did the murder happen?
Petitioner (appellant): William DeNolf
Respondent (appellee): State of Olympus
BONUS: August 8th!
How many times was Chris Chamber's "doxing" tweet viewed in the 17 hours before it was removed?
50,000 times
Define content-based regulation of speech
Speech that “prohibits otherwise permitted speech based solely on the subjects addressed by the speech.”
Which case is this quote from? “Whether the charged portions, in context, could be reasonably understood as describing actual facts or actual events in which they participated.”
Mink v Knox
Name all nine US Supreme Court justices
Sonya Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch