The public is invited to hear oral arguments in five cases ranging from a convicted murderer seeking a new trial to an appeal of a wrongful death/medical malpractice decision.

The court periodically holds sessions in law schools as part of an educational program.

To limit the amount of disturbance to the proceedings, visitors are asked to enter and exit the courtroom only during the breaks between each attorney's oral argument. After the oral arguments, the judges will answer questions from the audience regarding judicial practice and procedure.

The School of Law will have two alumni on the bench -- William H. Crandall Jr. (1963) and Richard B. Teitelman (1973).

The first case before the court involves the appeal of a summary judgment in favor of the city of St. Louis for breach of contract against two construction companies. The second case hinges on whether an insurance company is responsible for defending or indemnifying the plaintiffs who were sued for allegedly failing to maintain their property.

The third centers on a convicted murderer's claims that the original trial court erred on three points: denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence, denial of his motion to quash the jury panel for being disproportionally Caucasian, and the refusal to allow his attorney to cross-examine one of the witnesses.

The fourth case involves the appeal of a verdict awarding a husband $1.2 million in wrongful death/medical malpractice damages after his wife died following post-surgery complications after a knee-replacement operation.