LAW 5792 Legal Writing

• Facts of the case
• Legal Issue
• Decision of the Court
• Reasoning (Rationale)
• Analysis

Anatomy of Case Citation

First, there is the name of the party then the name of the defendant. The first number is the volume number of the reporter. The letter, number combination in the middle refers to the reporter who has reported the case. The second number is the first page in the particular reporter volume (Passmore, 2021).

Parallel Citation

When the same case is published in two or more separate reporters, parallel citations are used. In other terms, a parallel citation refers to the position of several sources in a case.

Using Digest

To locate a case in the digest, first, we need to select an appropriate digest and then Utilize the Descriptive Word Index volumes to convert the problems to the digest's topics and essential numbers. The digest's key volumes are ordered alphabetically by topic. Determine the Topic and Each Topic will begin with a Scope Note and Topic Analysis, which are brief and lengthy summaries put before the case annotations start. Discover and review the complete text of the cases cited (LibGuides, 2021).

The term "majority opinion" refers to a judicial judgment that is supported by more than half of the judges who decide a lawsuit. The term "concurring opinion" refers to an appellate judge's independent judicial opinion in which he or she agreed with the plurality. The term "dissenting opinion" or refers to a single judicial opinion written by an appellate judge that expresses his or her dissatisfaction with the majority ruling. 'Plurality Decision' is a judicial opinion receiving few votes but not the majority.

References

LibGuides. (2021). Basic Legal Research: Using Digests to Find Case Law. Retrieved 22 May 2021, from https://libguides.niu.edu/c.php?g=425200&p=4864798#:~:text=Using%20a%20Print%20Digest,-Select%20an%20appropriate&text=(See%20%22What%20are%20Topics%20and,in%20the%20Descriptive%20Word%20Index).

Passmore, J. (2021). The Anatomy of a Case Citation - Law School Toolbox®. Retrieved 22 May 2021, from https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-anatomy-of-a-case-citation/...

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