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Preparing case briefs is a recognized way of learning legal principles.
Find the cases of Jacobson v. Massachusetts 197 US 11 (1905) and Lochner
v. New York 198 US 45 (1905).SAMPLE:CITATION: Marbury v. Madison 1 Cranch 137, 2 L.Ed. 60 (1803) (Title of the case, X vs Y)
NATURE OF CASE: Form of action, type of proceeding, and relief sought.
(Explains nature of legal proceedings, explanation of decision rendered
my appellate court) FACTS: What led to the judicial action. (1
or 2 sentences, what happened that led to the legal proceedings? X sued
Y, breach of contract, etc.) ISSUE: The concise question to be
answered (Concise statement of the question the court was being asked to
address, written to be answered yes or no) HOLDING: What did the court decide? (Answer to the yes or no question, followed by 1 or 2 sentence explanation)
RATIONALE: Why did the court rule as it did? (Courts decision as to why
they ruled the way they did, 1 to 2 sentences, or short paragraph, but
no longer) Take directly as quotation from published opinion. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/198/45…