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    How To Read A Case in Law School

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    The document provides guidance on how to read and understand a legal case. It explains that cases are used by lawyers to learn the law and predict future judge decisions. When reading a case, it is important to understand who is suing whom, the facts of the situation, the legal issues and questions addressed, the court's decision or holding, and the rationale behind the decision. Understanding these elements of a case helps readers learn and apply the law.

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    Reading Law

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    The document provides guidance on how to read and understand a legal case. It explains that cases are used by lawyers to learn the law and predict future judge decisions. When reading a case, it is important to understand who is suing whom, the facts of the situation, the legal issues and questions addressed, the court's decision or holding, and the rationale behind the decision. Understanding these elements of a case helps readers learn and apply the law.

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    Holding

    What are the factors/contexts that influenced the decision.


    - Sometimes other legal cases.
    - Sometimes facts, etc.

    Activity
    How can I enjoy the reading?

    Reflection
    Thinking about after you’ve read. What can you take away. How the process of reading helped you in
    this situation.

    How to Read a Case in Law School

    Lawyers use cases both to learn the law and to predict what Judges will do in the future. Reading cases
    is the way law schools teach the law. There is a lot of reasons to read the law.

    What’s a case?
    A judicial opinion made by a judge to resolve a legal issue.

    A. What do you want to look at?


    1. Who instituted the law suit? Plaintiff v. Defendant.
    2. Who sued whom for what? Charges were brought for what? (The objective of the case)
    3. What happened to instigate the case? (Facts)
    4. What are the merits for the lawsuits? (Legal Theory)
    5. How did the person being sued respond? (Defendants response)

    B. Legal Contents.
    1. Legal Issues. What questions did the court need to decide?
    2. Holding. What decision did the court make?
    3. The Rationale. Why did the court decide as it is?

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