Marsingill v. OMalley

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Case Report:

Students will represent the plaintiff and the defendant in an assigned case and conduct outside research on their assigned case. After this research is completed, students should submit a typed report of the case. The report must be 2-3 pages in length and should follow the following format:

Case citation

oA case citation describes the identity of the parties in the case, the text in which the case can be found, and the year in which the case was decided.

Facts

oThese should be summarized in clear, concise, chronological statements and be numerically  ordered. Only the major facts, important to the issues in the case, should be included.

Issue

oStudents should phrase the issue of the case in the form of one or two brief statements (e.g., the issue is whether or not a womans right to privacy allows her to have an abortion).

Holding

oThe courts ruling based on the facts, issues, and applicable laws pertaining to the case.

Reason

oThe rationale behind how the court arrived at its decision based on the facts, issues, and relevant laws surrounding the case