Complete and answer the questions for the following for Case Briefings using the provided template.
Read and brief the following cases to answer the questions provided.
- T.R. v. Kingwood Township Board of Education, (handout)
- Fowler v. Unified School District No. 259, 128 F.3d 1431, 122 Ed. Law Rep. 391 (10th Cir.1997).
- Visco v. School District of Pittsburgh
- Florence County School District Four v. Carter
Due: April 9, 2023
Case Briefing Exercise:
The purpose of this exercise is to teach you how to analyze a case. You will be assigned a case to read and brief, either individually or in a group. When you have completed reading the case, have answered the following questions, you can then pose further questions that have yet to be answered.
1. Name & citation of case:
2. Facts: Explain the essential facts of the case. Tell the story of the case.
3. Decision in administrative hearings and the lower courts: State the decision in administrative hearings and in the lower court(s).
4. Rationale: This is a very important part of the case brief. You must explain the gist of the court ruling, (i.e., why the court arrived at its holding).
5. Holding: The ruling of the court.
6. Scope of the holding: Identify the jurisdiction of the court and the population addressed by the court.
7. Dissenting opinions: In cases out of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, there may be dissenting opinions. Were there any dissenting opinions? If so, what were their primary reasons for dissenting from the majority opinion?
8. Significance of the case: Explain how this case was significant to the field of special education.
9. Further Question 1:
10. Further Question 2: