briefing a case

• read a court decision
• appellate case - due to error
• review / give an opinion

legal problem: an issue brief answer: yes / no

IRAC Issue Rule Analysis Conclusion

case brief - to and from, citation (name of the case and page location / vol number), procedural history (who filed, who was it against, who won, who appealed), the issue, the analysis

• read the exceptions

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• substantive law - the law itself
• procedural - how we conduct trials and dismiss cases (how its done)