Use a 6-part framework to summarize the facts, issues, ruling, and conclusions of real-world legal cases.
Instructions: You will be assigned a case from the textbook to brief in a 3-page paper maximun. Use the SIRACY format to summarize cases in a way that exhibits critical thinking skills in a legal analysis. Submit your weekly brief to the appropriate Dropbox on PantherLearn.
S: Statement of the facts: half of a page of key facts of the case
I: Issues: one or two sentences with the key issue or issues of the case
R: Rule of Law: one paragraph detailing the laws pertaining to the case
A: Analysis: one to two pages of legal discussion from various points of view
C: Conclusion: one or two sentences stating the outcome of the case as decided by court
Y: You: one paragraph showing your critical thinking about the case
