Creating a Case Brief
Create a case brief for the following cases:
Anderson v Creighton Issue: Were the FBI Agent’s actions objectively reasonable?
Town of Castle Rock v Gonzalez Issue: Did she have a constitutional right to police enforcement of the domestic violence restraining order?
The format for your case briefs should include the following-each heading is a new paragraph.
CASE NAME (w/citation),
Rule of Law (optional),
ISSUE (only one)(also known as the Constitutional or Legal Question)
FACTS (summary-enough to understand the case before the court-this is your call)
HOLDING (of the Court)
Yes or No.
followed by the legal rule the court applied to the facts of the case
DECISION or REASONING: (reasons and arguments the court gave to support its holding. To include the following where appropriate………
Majority,
Concurring (if provided)
Dissent