Template:Infobox Case Brief

To create a new case brief, use Form:Case Brief.

Template for Case Information

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               = 
| 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                  =
|case_text_source       = }}
| 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

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.
facts	Facts of the case
procedural_history	Procedural History of the case
issues	Issues of the case
arguments	Arguments made by the parties
holding	Holding of the case
judgment	Judgment of the case
reasons	Reasons
rule	Rule(s) applied or formulated in the case
comments	Comments related to the case
case_text_links	Enter a separate Case Text Link template for each link.
Court_opinion_parts	Enter a separate Court opinion part template for each opinion.

Template for Each Opinion Part

This template is to insert authorship information about an individual court opinion part (majority, concurrence, etc.) into case briefs.

Usage

Copy and paste the text from the box below into a case brief page within the case brief infobox template to the right of |Court_opinion_parts=. Each opinion part should have its own box on the case brief page. This box can be repeated as many times as needed.

Fill in the data to the right of the equals sign.

{{Court opinion part
| opinion_type          = <!-- "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent" -->
| written_by            = 
| joined_by             =  
}}

Description of fields

Field	Description
opinion_type	One of "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent."
written_by	The justice who wrote this opinion part.
joined_by	The justices who joined the decision. If multiple, separate by asterisk. If the decision was unanimous, simply leave blank.