Basic facts of the case

Your write-up should be 1 to 2 pages, single spaced, at standard type face (12 or 14 point).

It should briefly (in very few sentences) lay out the basic facts of the case. These are usually generally agreed upon by the time it gets to final appeal stage; i.e., the Supreme Court of a Federal District court.

discussion should be 1.5pages

1.     Case write-up requirement:

1.         Your write-up should be 1 to 2 pages, single spaced, at standard type face (12 or 14 point).

2.         It should briefly (in very few sentences) lay out the basic facts of the case. These are usually generally agreed upon by the time it gets to final appeal stage; i.e., the Supreme Court of a Federal District court.

3.         What is much more important is the issue at law – the dispute about what the law means or how it should be interpreted.

4.         What was the majority of the court’s decision in the case, and – more importantly – what was the basic