law paper

1.Identify what you think are the primary issue or issues at stake in the case that you chose. Review the issues of the case that you identified in Homework #1 and decide which issues you are going to address in your final paper.

(2) Develop a thesis (answer) for the issues you have identified. What I am looking for is an introductory paragraph where you present your thesis and provide a brief roadmap for how you will advance that thesis in your final paper.

(3) In bullet format, identify the arguments on both sides of the issue(s) you identified as the primary issue(s) in the case you have chosen. That is identify the arguments from the perspective of the petitioner and the respondent (the plaintiff and the defendant). Use the law / test the court applied to organize these arguments. Provide sufficient detail to allow for evaluation of the arguments and development of rebuttals.

For your final paper, you are going to incorporate all of your research and discuss the case, including the facts, the issues you identified and the law / test for each issue. You will examine the underlying precedent and you will explore the arguments on both sides of the issue raised in your case. In your thesis, you will specify how you think the court should decide the case and you will advocate, throughout the paper, for that resolution, while also exploring all sides of the case.