Case Brief Project (1-2 Pages, Samples Attached Here: student case brief examples.pdf).

The goal of this assignment is to find a case that has been decided by the Supreme Court of the United States or the Supreme Court of California from within the past 5 years, then summarize the judicial opinion in the form of a case brief (see examples above and more information below).

This website should help you find a case from the US Supreme Court according to issues of interest to you: https://www.oyez.org/issues . For example, if interested in affirmative action cases, you can see a list of such cases at https://www.oyez.org/issues/155 . From that list, one would usually look for a case decided by the US Supreme Court within the last 5 years; however, if the most recent case on that topic was not from within the last five years, such as Fisher v. University of Texas (see https://www.oyez.org/cases/2015/14-981), then an older case may be selected if the rationale for selecting an older case is explained in the case brief. From that Oyez webpage for the Fisher case, you can access the opinion of the case at https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/579/14-981/#tab-opinion-3589817 to summarize in your case brief (and you can also check your understanding with the summary of the case on the Oyez webpage).

See below for the more detailed assignment instructions:

Complete the following course project, which consists of researching a case and writing a critical case brief after reading and analyzing the judicial opinion associated with the case.

Research one case that the U.S. Supreme Court or the California Supreme Court (not a trial court or an intermediate court of appeal or a court in another state/country) has written a decision on (preferably within the last 5 years, although older cases may be selected if of a particular interest, which must be explained in the case brief)

For more information on writing a student case brief, please review this website: https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/how-to/brief-a-case.

The case brief should have a case citation (parties involved and year of decision), brief facts (only the most important facts that the court relied on), issue(s) (the question(s) to be resolved by the court), holding/rule of law (the precedent established by the case, which is the court’s answer(s) to the issue(s)), reasoning/rationale (why the court ruled as it did), other opinions (e.g., dissent and/or concurring opinions, if any), and your own brief analysis (e.g., why you agree with the court or not).

Thus, answer the following questions while preparing a case brief:

Case: What was the name of the case? Please include a link to the case opinion online and the year of the case as well. Do not select cases that were determined to be moot, automatic death penalty appeals, or any case that did not produce a substantive opinion that can be analyzed in each of the categories below. If a case is too difficult to understand, select a different case–there are many cases to choose from and there are several that are very approachable with the knowledge gained in this course.

Parties: Who were the parties?

Facts: Briefly discuss the type of case it is (e.g., civil, criminal) and what the facts of the case were that were relied upon in the decision made by the Court (the dispositive facts only). This should not be the bulk of a case brief, and there will be plenty of unimportant facts left out. Make sure that the facts included are important to understanding why the court held as it did, which will help complete this case to other cases (an important skill in our common law system of precedence under the doctrine of stare decisis).

Issue: What was the issue or issues to be decided by the court? This is best phrased as a question or questions that the Court answered. If the Court did not answer a legal question, such as when the Court chooses not to accept the case, then it is not a good case to choose to brief!

Holding/Reasoning & Rationale: What was the holding (the decision of the court that answered the issue(s)) and what was the court’s rationale or reasoning for the holding? What rules of law were mentioned?

Other Opinions: Were there any dissenting or concurring opinions of note? If so, summarize.

Analysis: Do you agree with the majority opinion or any dissenting or concurring opinion? Why or why not?

Discussion: Why did you select this case? Why do you think the Court chose to hear this particular case that you chose, given the large number of writs of certiorari the Court receives each term?

Every year the court has a large number of writs of certiorari received each term. Remember, neither the California nor the U.S. Supreme Court has to hear every case brought before it. Having a case decided by these courts is a privilege, not a right.

Your response should be 1-2 pages, double-spaced.

Properly cite all sources and place any direct quotes in quotation marks.

Use headings to designate the applicable areas of the case brief (e.g., (e.g., “Facts,” “Issue,” “Holding,” “Reasoning/Rationale,” “Analysis,” “Discussion”). Additionally, here is a video walking you through how to write a case brief (the case brief discussed in this case uses slightly different headings but the same basic principles apply with regard to reading a case with writing a case brief in mind): How to write a case brief Liberal Vs Estrada

(the video relates to a 9th Circuit opinion available at http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2011/01/19/08-17360.pdf. For additional information on case briefing, see http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/briefing.html#WhyBriefaCase?.

Also, for help finding judicial opinions to analyze for the case brief, the following websites provide free access to court decisions:

Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/issues (this site will let you search for U.S.Supreme Court cases and judicial opinions by issue/topic)

Google Scholar, http://scholar.google.com/ (choose “case law”, select court(s), and search by citation, case name, or keyword)

Public Library of Law, http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx (free; registration required)

Findlaw, http://caselaw.findlaw.com/

Justia, http://law.justia.com/cases/

Leagle, http://www.leagle.com/

Cornell Legal Information Institute (Cornell University Law School):

Federal cases: http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/opinions.html

State cases: http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html

Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online:

Federal cases: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usjudic.php

State cases: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/states.php

The Supreme Court of the United States places recent decisions, as well as bound volumes of the United States Reports back to volume 502 (October 1991 term), on its website, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx

All written assignments will be evaluated for completeness, accuracy, clarity, compliance with assignment requirements, and integration of course material. You are responsible for maintaining copies of all of their work in case of the need for resubmission.

Late assignments and assignments not in Word (DOC, DOCX), ODT, RTF, TXT, DOT, or PDF format may not be accepted and may result in a “0.”

“Fake it until you make it” is a good philosophy to adopt to build your confidence as you are presenting.

You will research a Native American or African community’s culture, oral tradition, religious texts, historical background, and current beliefs and practices.

If possible, interview a Native American or African, medicine man, shaman, or museum expert about that community. If you would like to take pictures during your visit to this community, museum, or place of worship be sure to obtain permission.

In a 15-20-slide presentation with slide notes (not including title slide and reference slide), addressthe following elements:

1. Name of the Native American community or African Tribal Religion and the historical religious beliefs and practices of that group.
2. How historical beliefs and religious practices have been influenced (positively or negatively) by the dominant surrounding culture. Include specific examples.
3. Current religious beliefs and practices and the part they play in the daily life of a typical member of the community.
4. Elements of the traditional religion that a Christian would need to consider when sharing the Christian faith/gospel with a person from this community.
5. Evaluation of the impact American or European policy has had on Native American or African Tribal Religion beliefs and practices.
6. How current and future governmental policies could impact personal beliefs and practices of that community in the future.

Be creative. Include a title slide, reference slide(s), and slide notes that provide detailed explanation of slide information.

Utilize the course textbook and a minimum of three additional academic resources, one of which can be your interview and should include topic materials and external resources.

While GCU style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using GCU formatting guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Concept Usage in a Professional Practice Model

Description

The purpose of this paper is for you to examine the philosophy of nursing and/or the professional practice model in your facility (if you are not working or the facility does not have one, then you may choose one from your readings).

Example: Your hospital’s framework is based on Jean Watson’s Caring model.

Directions:

Select a single word (concept) that is included or defined within your professional practice model or philosophy, as a characteristic of the model.

For this paper, include a discussion of:

A concept from your organization’s nursing philosophy or professional practice model. Examples include: safety, patient satisfaction, quality, accessible healthcare, responsibility, and caring.

The organizational definition, if stated. Also list your organization’s mission and vision statements. If the organizational definition, mission, and/or vision are not stated, explain this in your paper.

Several definitions and uses of the concept (as in the Unit 3 Assignment) taken from the nursing literature.

Your own definition of the concept, as if you are preparing it to submit to your workplace as a needed refinement (why you have modified the definition). Develop this from your reading and the organization’s definition. In other words, modify it as you would like to see it developed into the framework and organizational structure of the facility by specifically identifying your redefinition and explaining why you feel the definition of the concept should be modified.

How this concept supports your professional practice model. Be sure to specifically identify by name your facility’s professional practice model or provide a framework that would represent the philosophy of nursing within your facility, such as Watson’s Caring model.

Use 4–6 nursing scholarly sources to support your definitions.

Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) to cite in text and your reference list.

Your Assignment must be 4–6 pages, and should include a title page and reference page (in addition to the 4–6 pages for the Assignment).

In this unit, you will examine Florence Nightingale, Jean Watson’s Caring Model, Patricia Benner’s From Novice to Expert, and Katie Eriksson. You will also look at a few of the Grand Nursing Theorists, such as Dorothea Orem, Imogene King, and Dorothy Johnson. In examining these nursing models, you will attempt to discern the most important features and levels of abstraction, as well as determine the appropriateness of the application of a model or a theory to a particular setting.

 I am a labor and delivery nurse.