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               = 
| 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                  =
|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

Provide basic information about a case.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Court	court	The name of the court where the case was heard. Example U.S. Supreme Court	Unknown	optional
Citation	citation	Court reporter citations. Follow Bluebook formatting conventions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Date decided	date	The date the decision was handed down. Use a "[month], [day], [year]" readable date format Example April 3, 1974	Unknown	optional
Primary subject	subject	The subject/field of law to which the case pertains. Example Constitutional Law	Page	optional
Additional subjects	other_subjects	Additional or minor subjects to which the case pertains. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Appealed from	appealed_from	The court from which the appeal immediately came. Example U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit	Unknown	optional
Facts	facts	Facts of the case.	Content	suggested
Procedural History	procedural_history	Procedural History of the case.	Content	optional
Issues	issues	Issues of the case.	Content	suggested
Arguments	arguments	Arguments made by the parties.	Content	optional
Holding	holding	Holding of the case.	Content	suggested
Judgment	judgment	Judgment of the case.	Content	optional
Reasons	reasons	Reasons for the holding.	Content	optional
Rule	rule	Rule(s) applied or formulated in the case.	Content	suggested
Comments	comments	Comments related to the case.	Content	optional
URL links to full case text	case_text_links	This field cannot be edited using this feature. To add links, please save changes and select "Edit with form."	Unknown	optional
Cases that this case overturned	overturned	Any cases or actions that this case overturned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Page	optional
Cases that this case partially overturned	partially_overturned	Any cases or actions that this case overturned in part. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Page	optional
Cases that this case reaffirmed	reaffirmed	Any cases or actions that this case reaffirmed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Page	optional
Cases that this case questioned	questioned	Any cases or actions that this case questioned. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Page	optional
Cases that this case criticized	criticized	Any cases or actions that this case criticized. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Page	optional
Cases that this case distinguished	distinguished	Any cases or actions from which this case is distinguished. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Cases that this case cited	cited	Any cases or actions that this case cited. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Cases that this case followed	followed	Any cases or actions that this case followed. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Related cases	related	Any related cases or actions. If multiple, separate by asterisk.	Unknown	optional
Case Opinions	Court_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."	Unknown	optional

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.