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Revision as of 01:48, October 12, 2023

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               = 
| other_subjects        =
| appealed_from         = 
| overturned            = 
| partially_overturned  = 
| reaffirmed            = 
| questioned            = 
| criticized            = 
| distinguished         = 
| cited                 = 
| followed              = 
| related               = 
| facts                 =
| procedural_history    =	
| issues                =
| arguments             =
| holding               =
| judgment              =
| reasons               =
| rule                  =
| comments              =
| case_text_links       = {{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link <!-- repeat as needed, one for each link -->
| link                  =
| source_type           =
| case_text_source      = }}{{Infobox Case Brief/Case Video <!-- repeat as needed, one for each video -->
|service=
|id=}}
| Court_opinion_parts   = {{Court opinion part <!-- repeat as needed, one for each opinion -->
| opinion_type          = <!-- "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent" -->
| written_by            = 
| joined_by             = }}
}}

Description of fields

Provide basic information about a case.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Courtcourt

The name of the court where the case was heard.

Example
U.S. Supreme Court
Unknownoptional
Citationcitation

Court reporter citations. Follow Bluebook formatting conventions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Date decideddate

The date the decision was handed down. Use a "[month], [day], [year]" readable date format

Example
April 3, 1974
Unknownoptional
Primary subjectsubject

The subject/field of law to which the case pertains.

Example
Constitutional Law
Page nameoptional
Additional subjectsother_subjects

Additional or minor subjects to which the case pertains. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Appealed fromappealed_from

The court from which the appeal immediately came.

Example
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Unknownoptional
Factsfacts

Facts of the case.

Contentsuggested
Procedural Historyprocedural_history

Procedural History of the case.

Contentoptional
Issuesissues

Issues of the case.

Contentsuggested
Argumentsarguments

Arguments made by the parties.

Contentoptional
Holdingholding

Holding of the case.

Contentsuggested
Judgmentjudgment

Judgment of the case.

Contentoptional
Reasonsreasons

Reasons for the holding.

Contentoptional
Rulerule

Rule(s) applied or formulated in the case.

Contentsuggested
Commentscomments

Comments related to the case.

Contentoptional
links to full case text or other resourcescase_text_links

This field cannot be edited using this feature. To add links, please save changes and select "Edit with form."

Unknownoptional
Cases that this case overturnedoverturned

Any cases or actions that this case overturned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Page nameoptional
Cases that this case partially overturnedpartially_overturned

Any cases or actions that this case overturned in part. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Page nameoptional
Cases that this case reaffirmedreaffirmed

Any cases or actions that this case reaffirmed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Page nameoptional
Cases that this case questionedquestioned

Any cases or actions that this case questioned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Page nameoptional
Cases that this case criticizedcriticized

Any cases or actions that this case criticized. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Page nameoptional
Cases that this case distinguisheddistinguished

Any cases or actions from which this case is distinguished. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Cases that this case citedcited

Any cases or actions that this case cited. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Cases that this case followedfollowed

Any cases or actions that this case followed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Related casesrelated

Any related cases or actions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.

Unknownoptional
Case OpinionsCourt_opinion_parts

This field cannot be edited using this feature. To add opinion authorship for each opinion part, please save changes and select "Edit with form."

Unknownoptional