Homework Content

1. Dear Students,

   This is your third case brief assignment. Case briefs are worth a combined 25% of your class final grade. Using the format provided below brief the following case attached hereto in PDF format:

2. US v. Takahashi, 205 F. 3d 1161.pdf

   (Link for the case is: file:///C:/Users/Tico/Downloads/US%20v.%20Takahashi,%20205%20F.%203d%201161.pdf)

3. Format to be used for Briefs (Make sure you divide your briefs into these sections):

   1. Case title & citation

   2. Issue (a combination of the key facts and the legal question the court is being asked to decide in the case)

   3. Rule (the law that court identifies as applicable to the case)

   4. Application (how does the court apply the law to the facts and issue in the case)

   5. Conclusion (a brief statement of the case outcome)