SCOTUS CASE BRIEF

NAME OF CASE:

1. Background/Facts of the Case:

2. Constitution Question(s)/Issue(s) in the case:

3. Majority Holding/Decision of SCOTUS: (Who won? what was the vote?)

4. The court’s reasoning behind the decision: (Why did they rule the way
they did)

5. Significance of the ruling: (Think about the constitutional principle or

topic we are studying in class right now. How does the court’s decision
in this case relate to that principle? or How did the decision in this case
affect the governmental structure set up in the Constitution?)