PLEG100 Case Brief Project Directions and Rubric PDF

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PLEG100 – Introduction to legal Studies Case Brief Assessment This Assessment is worth 30% of your grade Deadline This assessment will be due at various times during the course. Week Week Week Week Week

3 - Complete the Issue (s) section of the brief. 5 - Complete the Rule (s) section of the brief. 6 - Complete the Analysis section of the brief. 7 - Complete the Conclusion section of the brief. 7.5 - Submit Final Case Brief.

Outcomes Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following: Course Outcomes  Identify and discuss areas of substantive law within the state and federal court system.

Directions In this course you will be required to prepare a case brief using U.S. v. King, 990, F.2d 1552 (10th Cir.(N.M.) 1993). Please click on the Word document icon to open the case (it is also located in Blackboard):

U.S. v. King.doc

You will be required to complete and submit a section of the brief each week (except Week 4) using the FIRAC method (Facts, Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion). Each week you will receive detailed feedback from your instructor on your submission. In Week 7.5 you will submit the final case brief. Your case brief must be submitted in a Word document and use Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please use double-spacing. **Remember to view the case brief example provided to you in Week 1 and read lecture in Week 2!

PLEG100 Case Brief Project Criteria

Content 70 points

Formatti ng 20 points

Mechani cs 10 points Instructo r Commen ts:

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PLEG100 Case Brief Project Grading Rubric Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement 63-70 points 49-62 points 0-48 points All case brief components are fully All case brief components are All case brief components may not be completed. The Fact section completed. The Facts section includes completed. The Facts Section may be includes all material facts. The Issue most material facts. Some irrelevant missing facts, have several errors, section is a single interrogative facts may be included. The Issue irrelevant facts, or inaccuracies. The sentence that captures the question section is a single inquiring sentence Issue section does not summarize the before the court. The Rule section that summarizes the question before question before the court or is not includes all precedent(s). Cases are the court. The Rule section includes presented as a single sentence. The cited and the rule from each is some, but not all, precedent(s). Cases Rule section does not include the extracted. The Analysis section fully are cited and the rule is generally relevant precedent(s). Cases may not summarizes how the Court applied extracted from each. The Analysis be cited or the rule is not described. the precedent(s) to the legal section generally summarizes how the The Analysis section does not controversy. The conclusion Court applied the precedent(s) to the adequately summarize how the Court answers the question raised by the legal controversy. The conclusion applied the precedent(s) to the legal Issue. answers the question raised by the controversy. The conclusion does not Issue. answer the question raised by the Issue. 0-13 points 14-17 points 18-20 points Document is not organized in FIRAC Document is organized in FIRAC brief Document is organized in FIRAC format. All components are present, but brief format. Brief components may be brief format. All components are missing, and/or all components are two or fewer may be misplaced/out of present. Arrangement of information is consistent throughout order. There are three or fewer errors in there but three or more are misplaced/out of order. Arrangement of The Bluebook citations (reference page document. All sources are properly information is inconsistent or and in-text citations), and the cited in The Bluebook format and the documents format is Times New documents format is Times New Roman unorganized. There are four or more errors in The Bluebook citation or Arial, 12-point font, and with 1” Roman or Arial, 12-point font, (reference page and in-text citations), double-spaced and with 1” margins, margins, with few errors. and the documents format may not be with no errors. in Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point font, double-spaced and with 1” margins, or have several errors. 0-6 points 7-8 points 9-10 points Four or more errors in grammar, Three or fewer errors in grammar, No grammar, punctuation, or punctuation and/or spelling. punctuation and/or spelling. spelling errors. Total Points:

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