The case Alvin Fletcher v. Andrei Hermann was argued on November 23, 1987 at the Ames Moot Court Competition. The presiding judges were Hon. Antonin Scalia '60, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Hon. Dorothy Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit; Hon. Sam Ervin III '51, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit.

The Ames Competition, held in the historic Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School, is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year. Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.