Determine what legal issues the U.S. Supreme Court is addressing in the case, what rule of law developed as a result of the Court’s decision, and a brief analysis as to why the Court decided the case in the manner that it did.
kentucky v. king case Brief Assignment
Case Brief Writing Assignment # 1:
In order to learn the case briefing format each student will submit a written brief for the U.S. Supreme Court case of Kentucky v. King, 563 US 452 (2011). The brief should contain four (4) separately titled sections including : Facts, Legal Issue, Court’s Analysis, and Holding/ Rule of Law.
The students will be required to determine what legal issues the U.S. Supreme Court is addressing in the case, what rule of law developed as a result of the Court’s decision, and a brief analysis as to why the Court decided the case in the manner that it did. The legal brief should be a minimum of 2-3 pages in length double spaced. A sample legal brief format can be found under the Module 2 materials. DUE BY THE END OF WEEK 4.
