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| The court from which the appeal immediately came.
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! decision_by
| The justice who wrote the majority decision.
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! joined_by
| The justices who joined the majority decision. If multiple, separate by '''asterisk'''. If the decision was unanimous, simply say "unanimous court" rather than relisting every judge.
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! concurrence
| The justices who wrote a concurring opinion, if any. If multiple, separate by '''asterisk'''.
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! dissent
| The justices who wrote a dissenting opinion, if any. If multiple, separate by '''asterisk'''.
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! concur_dissent
| The justices who wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, if any. If multiple, separate by '''asterisk'''.
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! overturned
! overturned

Revision as of 03:19, October 23, 2019

This template is to insert in case briefs and provide basic information at a glance.

Usage

Copy and paste the text from the box below into the top of a case brief page. Fill in the data to the right of the equals sign.

See also Template:Court opinion part. 

{{Infobox Case Brief
| court                 = 
| citation              = 
| date                  = <!-- example: "April 3, 1974" -->
| subject               = 
| appealed_from         = 
| overturned            = 
| partially_overturned  = 
| reaffirmed            = 
| questioned            = 
| criticized            = 
| distinguished         = 
| cited                 = 
| followed              = 
| related               = 
}}
{{Court opinion part
| opinion_type          = <!-- "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent" -->
| written_by            = 
| joined_by             =
}}

Description of fields

Field Description
court The name of the court where the case was heard.
citation Court reporter citations. Follow Bluebook formatting conventions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
date The date the decision was handed down. Use a "[month], [day], [year]" readable date format following this pattern: April 3, 1974. See here for additional information about date formats.
subject The subject and field of law to which the case pertains.
appealed_from The court from which the appeal immediately came.
overturned Any cases or actions that this case overturned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
partially_overturned Any cases or actions that this case overturned in part. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
reaffirmed Any cases or actions that this case reaffirmed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
questioned Any cases or actions that this case questioned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
criticized Any cases or actions that this case criticized. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
distinguished Any cases or actions from which this case is distinguished. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
cited Any cases or actions that this case cited. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
followed Any cases or actions that this case followed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
related Any related cases or actions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.
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