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Case Briefing Exercise

Case Briefing Exercise. Briefing a Case is about capturing the essentials of the case . Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason. Together rather than Independent. Class Case Brief. Group 1. Group 2. Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason. Citation Facts Issue Decision Reason.

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Case Briefing Exercise

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  1. Case Briefing Exercise

  2. Briefing a Case is about capturing the essentials of the case • Citation • Facts • Issue • Decision • Reason

  3. Together rather than Independent

  4. Class Case Brief Group 1 Group 2 • Citation • Facts • Issue • Decision • Reason • Citation • Facts • Issue • Decision • Reason

  5. Group 1 Group 2 Class Case Brief • Citation • Facts • Issue • Decision • Reason • Citation • Facts • Issue • Decision • Reason CitationFactsIssueDecisionReason

  6. 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.

  7. Citation • Name of the case • The date it was decided • And the court that decided it

  8. Factsof the Case • The reason for the lawsuit • Who are the plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s)? • What is eachparties respective argument? • Did a lower court make a ruling? If so, what was it?

  9. Issue • The essential issue before the court, so the point of law that is in debate. • Could be more than one issue.

  10. Decision • The court’s answer to the issue(s) debated

  11. 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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