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Prepare a legal brief on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in , 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 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: 

, 65 U.S. 294 (1995). For further information see http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation  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.