Prepare the Rules section only of the case U.S. v. King, 990 F.2d 1552 (10th Cir. 1993) in a Microsoft Word document. you can found the details for the case in this website . When judges make legal decisions, such as the one handed down in United States v King, they must base that decision on some sort of existing law. This can come in the form of an existing statute, or a piece of case law from a previously decided case, or from a government regulation, or sometimes it can be a combination from the above mentioned sources. Regardless, for the Rules section, you must properly identify the specific rule of law the court is ultimately basing its decision off of. This law becomes your Rule for the case brief submission.

Here are some tips for the Rule section.

Tip 1. Select a specific statute, piece of case law, regulation, or Amendment discussed in the decision.

Tip 2: Specifically list a rule by name and what the text of that rule actually says.

Tip 3. Do not list every case mentioned in the case decisions. Students sometimes think if a case appears the decision discussion, it needs to be included in the rules section. You're only focusing on the rule or rules that relate directly to the legal question you identified above.