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Rubric for Case Brief 
Rubric for Case Brief
Assignment is to brief a court case
Rubric Code: RB66XA
By dmwiig
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Subject: Education  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

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  Above expectation (rarely given)

6 pts

Meets Expectation

5 pts

Emerging

3 pts

Developing

1 pts

Incomplete

0 pts

Identification - Heading
5 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Identifies case name and citation in the correct format
Meets Expectation

Identifies case name and citation in incorrect format
Emerging
Developing

Does not include one of either the name or citation, or citation is not in the correct format.
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Issue/Legal Question
10 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Issue correctly identified and is stated in the form of a question.
Meets Expectation

Issue correctly identified, but may contain extraneous information and is not stated in the form of a question.
Emerging

Issue is not completely identified.
Developing

Incorrect issue is identified
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Rule/Relevant Law
10 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Rule is correctly identified and is in the form of a statement.
Meets Expectation

Rule correctly identified, but may contain extraneous info and is not in the form of a statement.
Emerging

Rule is not completely identified.
Developing

Incorrect rule is identified
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Facts
10 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Includes all relevant facts and the reasoning logically connects the facts to the rule in accord with the opinion.
Meets Expectation

Includes all key facts and the reasoning may contain weaknesses, but is basically cogent and accords with the opinion.
Emerging

Does not include all key facts and reasoning
Developing

Does not include all key facts and reasoning is absent or incoherent or is not in accord with the opinion.
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Decsion/Action
25 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Properly identified Vote of court, Voting Coalition, and action taken by Court.
Meets Expectation

Properly identified Vote of court and action taken by Court, however fails to identify Voting Coalition.
Emerging

Properly identified Vote of court, failed to identify any other aspects of decision
Developing

Improperly identified the decision.
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Conclusion/Summary
25 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Summation complete with correct restatement of the issue and rule.
Meets Expectation

Summation mainly complete and correct.
Emerging

Summation incomplete or incorrect.
Developing

Summation lacks clarity and was not consistant with the case.
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Opinion
5 %

Above expectation (rarely given)

Properly identified the official opinion of the court and relevant information in formulation of opinion, and quoted the Justice of record for the opinion
Meets Expectation

Properly identified the official opinion of the court and relevant information in formulation of opinion.
Emerging

Properly identified the official opinion of the court
Developing

Failed to properly identify the opinion of the court
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided
Opinions
10 %

Only relevant if case was appealed. If case was not appealed, then
Above expectation (rarely given)

Properly identified the justices that wrote concurring and dissenting opinions and gave examples of each of the opinions.
Meets Expectation

Identified both dissent and concurring opinions.
Emerging

Identified those that conccured and dissented but gave to examples of the opinions.
Developing

Failed to properly identify the opinion of the dissenting and concurring justices.
Incomplete

Incomplete/Not Provided





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