Students will research and prepare written briefs of significant court cases.

In this course, students will research and prepare written briefs of significant court cases. Briefs should include a discussion of the connection between the court findings and the Saint Leo Core Value of Integrity.

 

Select one of the following and write a case brief:

 

    • Katz v. U.S.
    • U.S. v. White
    • California v. Hodari D.
    • Miranda v. Arizona  
    • Berkemer, Sheriff of Franklin County v. McCarty  
    • Chimel v. California
    • Knowles v. Iowa
    • Illnois v. Rodriguez

 

For guidelines in writing and formatting the case brief, please refer to the sample case brief.

A grading rubric is available in Doc Sharing.