Instructions The cases are assigned based on the first letter of your last name so that cases are distributed evenly. See the

Instructions

The cases are assigned based on the first letter of your last name so that cases are distributed evenly. See the following table.

Each student will treat this as an individual assignment (you do not need to meet with your team). Your response should be well rounded and analytical and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice.

1. The assignment should be submitted as a PowerPoint file and should include the following slides (some questions may take more than one slide).

· Parties: Identify the plaintiff and the defendant.

· Facts: Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case.

· Procedure: What was the outcome in the lower court(s)? Who brought the appeal?

· Issue: Describe the central question or questions on which the case turns.

· Explain the applicable law(s): Do some research on and explain the laws cited in the case.

· Holding: How did the court resolve the issue(s)? Who won?

· Reasoning: Explain the logic that supported the court’s decision. Why did the court come to the conclusion it did? What facts or laws affected the decision?

· Legal research: Report something you have discovered about the case, parties, or other important elements of law from your own research.

· Conclusion: Summarize the key aspects of the decision and your recommendations on the court’s ruling.

· References: Use APA style for your citations and references.

2. Research the case using the case citation in the DeVry Library under databases (select – HeinOnline), FindLaw.com, and other legal sources.

3. Research the parties and circumstances of the case itself. The following cases can also be found in the textbook.

Case is:
Case 2.1 United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709 (2012) (attached)

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