Prepare a legal brief on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
Done on a Microsoft Word Document.
By briefing a case, you are reading the entire court opinion then summarizing it into your own words so that the important information from the brief is easier to understand and remember.
Legal case names should be done in standard "Blue Book" format. Example:
York v. Smith, 65 U.S. 294 (1995). For further information and look under the "How to Cite" section. In addition see the web resource section for this course and click on the folder marked "how to brief a case".
Case briefs are used to highlight the key information contained within a case for use within the legal community as court cases can be quite lengthy.
When writing case briefs, all information must be properly cited. Make sure you are not copying and pasting from your source. Most of the material should be paraphrased; quotations should make up no more than 10% of the brief.
Note: since the purpose to is highlight and summarize key information, merely copying and pasting from the case does not accomplish this goal.
You must summarize the facts in your own words, using quotations sparingly.
Attachment:- Legal Studies Program.rar