Court Report Form
1. Title and Citation (Example: Title: Pickering v. Board of Education; Citation: how to locate the reporter of the case, such as Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Supreme Court, etc. See page 29 in your text).
2. Facts of the Case (summary of the pertinent facts and legal points raised in the case).
3. Issues (Questions of law raised by the facts) (For example, the key issue in Brown v.Board of Education was whether education in the United States was “separate but equal”).
4. Decisions or Rulings (court’s answer to the questions presented).
5. Rationale or Reasoning (what led to the court’s decision in this case).
6. Implications (Evaluate this case and its significance to other cases – Example: Brown v.Board of Education reversed an earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, where the courts ruled “separate but equal”).
Taken from: http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
Taken from:
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
Court Report Form
1.
Title and Citation
(Example:
Title
:
Pickering v. Board of Education
;
Citation:
how
to locate the reporter of the case, such as Westlaw, Lexis
-
Nexis, Supreme Court, etc.
See page 29 in your text).
2.
Facts of the Case
(summary of the pertinent facts and legal points raised in the
case).
3.
Issues
(Questions of law raised by the facts)
(For example, the key issue in
Brown
v.
Board of Education
was whether education in the United States was “separate but
equal”).
4.
Decisions or Rulings
(court’s answer to the questions presented).
5.
Rationale or Reasoning
(what led to the court’s decision
in this case).
6.
Implications
(Evaluate this case and its significance to other cases
–
Example:
Brown v.
Board of Education
reversed an earlier ruling in
Plessy v. Ferguson
, where
the courts ruled “separate but equal”).
Taken from: http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
Court Report Form
1. Title and Citation (Example: Title: Pickering v. Board of Education; Citation: how
to locate the reporter of the case, such as Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Supreme Court, etc.
See page 29 in your text).
2. Facts of the Case (summary of the pertinent facts and legal points raised in the
case).
3. Issues (Questions of law raised by the facts) (For example, the key issue in Brown
v. Board of Education was whether education in the United States was “separate but
equal”).
4. Decisions or Rulings (court’s answer to the questions presented).
5. Rationale or Reasoning (what led to the court’s decision in this case).
6. Implications (Evaluate this case and its significance to other cases – Example:
Brown v. Board of Education reversed an earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, where
the courts ruled “separate but equal”).
.
Court Report Form1. Title and Citation (Example Title Picke.docx
1. Court Report Form
1. Title and Citation (Example: Title: Pickering v. Board of
Education; Citation: how to locate the reporter of the case, such
as Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Supreme Court, etc. See page 29 in
your text).
2. Facts of the Case (summary of the pertinent facts and legal
points raised in the case).
3. Issues (Questions of law raised by the facts) (For example,
the key issue in Brown v.Board of Education was whether
education in the United States was “separate but equal”).
4. Decisions or Rulings (court’s answer to the questions
presented).
5. Rationale or Reasoning (what led to the court’s decision in
this case).
6. Implications (Evaluate this case and its significance to other
cases – Example: Brown v.Board of Education reversed an
earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, where the courts ruled
“separate but equal”).
Taken from: http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
2. Taken from:
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
Court Report Form
1.
Title and Citation
(Example:
Title
:
Pickering v. Board of Education
;
Citation:
how
to locate the reporter of the case, such as Westlaw, Lexis
-
Nexis, Supreme Court, etc.
See page 29 in your text).
2.
Facts of the Case
(summary of the pertinent facts and legal points raised in the
case).
3.
3. Issues
(Questions of law raised by the facts)
(For example, the key issue in
Brown
v.
Board of Education
was whether education in the United States was “separate but
equal”).
4.
Decisions or Rulings
(court’s answer to the questions presented).
5.
Rationale or Reasoning
(what led to the court’s decision
in this case).
6.
Implications
(Evaluate this case and its significance to other cases
–
4. Example:
Brown v.
Board of Education
reversed an earlier ruling in
Plessy v. Ferguson
, where
the courts ruled “separate but equal”).
Taken from: http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/brief.html
Court Report Form
1. Title and Citation (Example: Title: Pickering v. Board of
Education; Citation: how
to locate the reporter of the case, such as Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis,
Supreme Court, etc.
See page 29 in your text).
2. Facts of the Case (summary of the pertinent facts and legal
points raised in the
case).
3. Issues (Questions of law raised by the facts) (For example,
the key issue in Brown
v. Board of Education was whether education in the United
States was “separate but
equal”).
5. 4. Decisions or Rulings (court’s answer to the questions
presented).
5. Rationale or Reasoning (what led to the court’s decision in
this case).
6. Implications (Evaluate this case and its significance to other
cases – Example:
Brown v. Board of Education reversed an earlier ruling in
Plessy v. Ferguson, where
the courts ruled “separate but equal”).
