Scales of Justice, Titled and Broken
Law & Society
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Course Assignments

Case Briefing Guidelines
         * Links to court cases online
         
* Sample briefs documents -- do note that these sample  briefs are high-scoring but not perfect--each
             makes certain mistakes.
                        --1st set (Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board of Ed, Luther v. Borden, Tinker v. Des
                           Moines, & Roe v. Wade are all available)
                        --2nd set (Miranda v. Martinez, Kennedy v. Louisianna, Mapp v. Ohio, McClesky v. Kemp, &
                          Gideon v. Wainright are all available)
                        --3rd set (US v. Virginia, Plessy v. Ferguson, Lawrence v. Texas, US v. Thind, & Buck v. Bell
                          are all available)
                        --4th set (DC v. Heller, Korematsu v. US, Goodridge v. MA, & Texas v. Johnson
                          & MA v. EPA are all available)
        
* RI case Willis v. Omar [case for make-up assignment for those missing an assigned brief or who
                   scored below 7.5 on the midterm.]


Amicus Curiae Assignment and Grading Rubric

Exam I Study Guide

Midterm Exam

Final Exam Study Guide
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