Ortiz v. United States
United States Supreme Court
585 U.S. 427, 138 S. Ct. 2165 (2018)
- Written by Angela Patrick, JD
Facts
Airman First Class Keanu Ortiz (defendant) was convicted by a court-martial and sentenced to confinement and a dishonorable discharge. Ortiz’s case was reviewed within the military-justice system, with the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) ultimately rejecting Ortiz’s appellate arguments. Ortiz filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court granted the petition, agreeing to exercise its appellate jurisdiction to review the case. Neither Ortiz nor the government (plaintiff) contested the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to review the case. However, an amicus curiae challenged the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a CAAF ruling because the military courts were executive-branch tribunals and not Article III tribunals.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kagan, J.)
Dissent (Alito, J.)
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