The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will hear argument in a case at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Vanderbilt’s Flynn Auditorium.
Two members of the Vanderbilt community are involved in the hearing. Chris Hamp-Lyons, a third-year law student and Appellate Litigation Clinic member, will argue on behalf of the Vanderbilt Legal Clinic as amicus curiae. Maj. Coretta Gray of the U.S. Air Force and a Law School graduate, will argue for the U.S. government.
The proceedings are closed to cameras and other recording devices but they will be allowed in the courtroom once the hearing has ended. Reporters may observe the proceedings with writing materials but no laptops.
Bill DeCicco, clerk of court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, will be traveling with the court and will be available to serve as the court’s spokesman to address the jurisdiction, practice and other general information of the court. One of the judges may also be available to speak about the court in general terms.
While this is a military court, the judges are civilians. They are the highest court within the military justice system, hearing appeals from courts-martial proceedings and from the service branch courts of appeals. The court’s decisions are appealable to the U.S. Supreme Court.
WHAT: The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the highest court within the military justice system, will hear arguments.
WHERE: Vanderbilt’s Flynn Auditorium
WHEN: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Media Contact: Jennifer Johnston (615) 322-NEWS
Jennifer.johnston@vanderbilt.edu