| Key Facts (Who are the parties? What are the parties
in this dispute fighting about? )
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| Procedural History (What has happened
in the courts to this point?) |
| Statement of Issue(s): (What is the dispute to
be resolved by this particular court? Which rule of law should be used?
What definition of an element of rule should be used? What test should
be applied?) |
| Court Holding (What rule, definition or standard
did the court articulate in order to solve the parties dispute?) |
| Rationale or Reasoning of Court (What was the
court's reasoning for its decision? Was the court reasoning based on:
Precedent, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Fairness, What???) |
Separate Opinions
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| Reflection(What do you think about the court's
decision? What Would you have done?) |
| Exam Preparation (Write a short hypo dealing with the main issue of
the case?) |