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Case Briefing Exercise
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Briefing a Case is about capturing the essentials of the case
Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason
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Together rather than Independent
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Class Case Brief Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason Citation Facts
Group 1 Group 2 Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason
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Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason
Class Case Brief Group 1 Group 2 Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason
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Groups Work in groups of 2-3 people
Case briefing is done outside of class time A sign-up sheet will be on etudes for your team to sign up for any available week. Each team will present twice. Should groups self select?
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Citation Name of the case The date it was decided
And the court that decided it
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Facts of the Case The reason for the lawsuit
Who are the plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s)? What is each parties respective argument? Did a lower court make a ruling? If so, what was it?
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Issue The essential issue before the court, so the point of law that is in debate. Could be more than one issue.
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Decision The court’s answer to the issue(s) debated
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Reason A brief summary of the reason of the court for its decision.
The case law or statue that the court relied upon.
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