Handout G: Case Briefing Sheet

Handout G: Case Briefing Sheet

Name of the Case and Year:

Facts of the Case:

What is the constitutional question that the Supreme Court must answer?

What constitutional principles are indicated in this case?

Summarize one side of the argument:

How would you decide the case? Why?

Summarize the other side of the argument:

How did the Supreme Court decide the case? Why?

What are the main points raised in any dissenting opinions? (If there is not a dissenting opinion, why do you think the Court decided unanimously?)

What other Supreme Court cases are related to this case? How are they related?