Practice Mock Trial Problems BLAW 101/110 Problem 2: California is forced after the latest recession to pass a law allowing only one sport to be played in the city of Los Angeles this Fall: football or basketball. Basketball's fan base has said that they will all leave LA if this law is not passed in their favor, and that the Lakers tradition must live on. Football has just arrived in L.A. and the taxpayers of Inglewood spent SI Billion Dollars to bring both the Chargers and Rams to Los Angeles and build a world-class stadium. The stadium would lose hundreds of millions of dollars if it lost State funding. Football sues Basketball in CA state court. You represent the Plaintiff, Football. Opening Statement: Arguments: Counterargument: Closing Statement: