The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one case when it meets at the University of Iowa College of Law as part of the school's annual Supreme Court Day events in September.

The court will convene at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 in Levitt Auditorium in the Boyd Law Building. The arguments are open to the public. More information on the case is available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website.

The traditional Supreme Court Day moot court argument will also be held on Sept. 12 with four students arguing a mock appellate case before the justices. Moot court arguments begin at 2 p.m. in the Levitt Court Room.

The UI visit is part of the Supreme Court’s initiative over recent terms to hear cases outside Des Moines and make it easier for Iowans to see the court at work. This term, the court will also hear arguments in Iowa City at West High School, Storm Lake, Creston, Decorah, and at the Drake University Law School. The court's special session schedule is available here.

"In the past three years, the Iowa Supreme Court has visited 13 communities for evening oral arguments and public receptions," chief justice Mark Cady says. "Talking with people in these communities has given us a tremendous, first-hand insight into what Iowans expect from their court system now and into the future."

During that same time, the Iowa Supreme Court has also visited 84 high schools, colleges, and universities to talk with students about the role of the Iowa Judicial Branch.

The Supreme Court Day visit is part of a College of Law tradition that honors the historic relationship between the law school and the state’s top court. The College of Law was founded in 1865 when chief justice George G. Wright established the law school in his judicial chambers.