Module 1: Assignment 3–Compose case briefs of court opinions that identify the issues, holdings, and rationales in the opinions Brief#1 (MO5)
Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 100
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Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions:
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You will select one case to brief from chapters 1 and 2 in the Harrington and Carter textbook. After you choose a case, email the case name to me. Below is a template of a case brief so you can better understand the format of a legal brief. If you case does not have a concurring or dissenting opinion, then leave those sections below blank.
Grading rubric:
Every component must be satisfactorily completed in order to receive the entire ten points.
1. Title and Citation
2. Facts of the Case
Legal Issue or Question
a)
Case Decision
Legal Reasoning of Majority Opinion
a)
b)
c)
Legal Reasoning of Concurring Opinion
a)
b)
c)
Legal Reasoning of Dissenting opinion
a)
b)
c)
Analysis
-Evaluate the significance of the case, its relationship to other cases, and its historical importance.
a)
b)
c)
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