Unit 3 Assignment: Analyzing Facts, Issues, and Legal Authorities
Grading
This assignment is worth 70 points, (10 points for each response).
Note: You will not be able to view the posts of your classmates until you submit your initial post.
Deliverables
One Word document
A clear, specific, and detailed response to each question below
Step 1 Read:
“Organizing a Legal Discussion (IRAC),” Columbia Law School Writing Center, pages 1-5.
“How to Read Case Law–How to Perform a ‘close reading’ of a Case”
Basso v. Miller, 40 N.Y.2d 233 (1976)
Navedo v. 250 Willis Ave. Supermarket, 290 A.D. 246 (2002)
Step 2 Review:
PowerPoint: “Analyzing Facts”
PowerPoint: Parts of a US Supreme Court Case
Step 3 Post:
Answer the following questions. Do not just copy and paste text but respond in your own words. It is great to point to specific language from a text, but if you are going to borrow information from that source, then be sure to use quotation marks and citations for quoted or paraphrased material.
Do some quick research about New York Courts. What is unique about how the courts are titled as compared to most other state courts in the country?
What types of legal authorities are Basso and Navedo? Are they considered primary sources? If so, what type of primary? Are they secondary sources? If so what type of secondary sources?
What are the Facts and Procedural History of Basso? What are the Facts and Procedural History of Navedo? This answer should be in a separate paragraph with 2 headings: “Facts” and “Procedural History”.
What is the legal issue in each case? This should be stated in its own section with a heading “Issue(s)”
What is the rule(s) of law that each court seems to rely on in reaching its decision? This should be stated in its own paragraph: “Rules of Law”
Why do you think the court reached its overall decision? This should be answered in a separate paragraph: “Analysis”
What was the outcome of each case? This should be stated in its own paragraph “Conclusion.”
