By: Emily Lewis, Fox Cities
Some delegates of the Judicial branch in the Fox Cities delegation were recently interviewed to find out more about the cases they have been working on.
When asked if they were enjoying Youth in Government so far, both of the groups of two delegates replied that they were. They were then asked if they had started working on their cases yet. Surprisingly, the cases were due that night, so they had very little time to work. The next question was about how far they were in their cases. They were generally completed, simply adding the finishing touches.
There appeared to be two cases, both about marijuana. One was titled as Mytton V.S. the State of Wisconsin. The contents were about someone who was growing marijuana in a cornfield and the police caught wind of it. They tried flying over the field with a helicopter but were unable to identify marijuana. Because of this, they climbed over the fence placed around the field and were finally able to find evidence. Unfortunately, they had not received a warrant beforehand, resulting in the argument that they were out of their jurisdiction because without a warrant the police are not legally allowed to search an area. The other side of the argument being made is against the man growing marijuana in a corn field, as growing marijuana is illegal in the state of Wisconsin. These two arguments will be worked out during the Supreme Court meetings.
The second case was about a boy who had marijuana in school, and the principal called him down to interrogate him. He eventually admitted to it, but the principal had searched his Instagram without permission. This case, Crumun V.S. Wisconsin, debates whether the principal violated several of the amendments in The Constitution.
Finally, the delegates were interviewed on their initial process after receiving their cases. Their first steps were to read over their cases and make sure they had received all of their assigned parts. Strangely enough, this year they are arguing both sides of the cases. In the words of one of the delegates, “We have twice the amount of work, with half the amount of time.”