The Tennessee Supreme Court heard oral arguments in front of more than a thousand Middle Tennessee high school and college students at Cumberland University in Lebanon as part of SCALES – Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students.
Students prepared for the event by studying the cases in class with the help of local attorneys and judges. The students then heard the oral arguments before the Court and had the opportunity to ask questions of the attorneys presenting the cases.
SCALES is celebrating its 20th year in 2015. The Court has helped tens of thousands of high school and college students gain a greater understanding of the legal system by partnering attorneys, teachers, and students to follow the cases at the appellate court.
See news coverage of the day:
TN Supreme Court holds its own on CU campus (Wilson Post)
Holding court on Cumberland's court (Lebanon Democrat)
Justices weigh 'good faith' intentions of police (The Tennessean)
