Court of Appeals to sit at Kansas State University

TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear four appeals in Manhattan Wednesday, September 19, as part U.S. Constitution Observance Day. The hearings will be conducted in Forum Hall in the Kansas State University Student Union.

Court will convene at 1:00 p.m. The appeals are from Pottawatomie, Saline, and Sedgwick Counties. In addition, 14 other appeals will be submitted to the Court for decision without oral arguments.

Judges Melissa Standridge and Henry W. Green, Jr. will be joined by retired Justice Edward Larson to hear the cases. Judge Standridge has been designated the presiding judge for the hearing.

Judge Standridge said the appeals demonstrate how the courts interpret and apply the law as adopted by our legislature and the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. "The constitutional rights we all share are tested daily in cases that appear on our docket throughout the year," Judge Standridge said.

Attorneys for each side will have an opportunity to present argument to the judges, and the judges will have a chance to ask questions. The court will then take each of the cases under consideration and will issue a written decision at a later date, usually within 60 days.

After the hearings have been completed, the judges will be available to talk with students.

These hearings are part of the Constitution Day observance at Kansas State University. Congress has directed by law that federally funded educational institutions host educational events about the United States Constitution on or about September 17 each year. The Constitution was signed by a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787.