Case Law Summary
Anatomy of a law report - ICLR
A headnote is a summary, appearing at the beginning of a full text law report, encapsulating as precisely as possible the principle of law which the case ...
Law Reports - Faculty of Law - University of Oxford
Then follow catchwords, which are indexing terms and the headnote, which is a summary of the facts and the judgment by the barrister reporting the case. The Law ...
Case Information | Supreme Court of California
These case summaries help inform the public of the general subject matter of the cases that the Supreme Court has accepted for review. Pending Issues: Civil ( ...
22-451 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (06/28/2024)
At common law, a judge's charge to decide cases was not usually understood as a license to make new law. For much of England's early history ...
MyCase: Indiana Courts Case Search
Electronic access to court information is restricted by federal and state law in addition to court rules and orders. Information on this site is made ...
Leading Case | Harvard Law Review
These student-written pieces focus on one important case decided by the US Supreme Court during the previous Term and form the “Leading Cases” section.
In the United States, like in any common law system, legal reasoning relies on the basic assumption that similar cases should be decided similarly. Consequently ...
Case summaries for Nov. 8-14, 2024 - Newsroom The Missouri Bar
The Missouri Bar has created headings and summaries for each case. Summaries are not part of the opinions of the Court. They have been prepared ...
Legal | Citizens United v. FEC
... case is decided on the merits; 2) that the plaintiff will suffer ... Amicus Curiae Brief of Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy; Women's ...
What exactly is the “Law of the Case” doctrine? - Varnum LLP
It's a phrase that we lawyers use all of the time, often without a second thought: the “law of the case.” But Magistrate Judge Joseph G.
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) - National Archives
The jurisdiction would not be presumed, as in the case of a common-law English or State court, unless the contrary appeared. But the record, ...
Common Legal Words - Connecticut Judicial Branch
Action: Also called a case or lawsuit. A civil judicial proceeding where one party sues another for a wrong done, or to protect a right or to prevent a wrong.
Explore clear and concise summaries of landmark legal cases in India. Perfect for law students, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding important ...
Current cases - The Supreme Court
Case summary - Issue. UKSC 2023/0080, El-Husseiny and another (Appellants) v ... The question for the UK Supreme Court is: was the Court of Appeal wrong in law ...
Why and When to File an Amicus Brief - SGR Law
This means a binding ruling for future court cases. If you're currently involved in a similar case in an appellate court, you should seriously consider filing ...
Researching South African Law Library Guide: Reading cases
However, do not rely on the headnote alone for your summary. Headnotes are prepared by the editors of the law reports and may contain errors.
HKLII: Hong Kong Legal Information Institute
Tools of HKLII · HKU AI Lawyer — Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking · Case Analytics · Case Summary.
Cases - | International Criminal Court
The common legal representatives of the victims made their opening statements and called their witnesses on 5 to 7 June 2023. Victims presented views and ...
Sample Case Brief - Property. Pierson v. Post (N.Y. 1805). J. Daniel Tompkins. Facts: Post was hunting a fox on the beach. He chased the fox down, and just ...
ECHR Knowledge Sharing - The Council of Europe
Further to the launching of ECHR-KS, the monthly compilation of Legal Summaries (the Case-Law Information Note or “CLIN”) will no longer be published by the ...