source:

Pickering v. Board of Education:: 391 U.S. 563 (1968):: Justia US Supreme Court Center

Questions:

1. What are the most pertinent facts of the case? (Consider who? And what?)

2. What is the issue? (The issue is the matter or question to be decided and disputed. It is helpful to state each issue in the form of "Whether or not...." The issue will relate to the major question the court is trying to address, or the issue is the basis of the conflict between two or more parties, or the issue is the major point of contention between opposing views.)

3. What is the applied rule? What is the underlying assumption or principles that govern the particular situation at hand?

4. How do the facts, issues, rules, and information intersect? Think of this question as the analysis. If the information is supported by the rules what rules does a particular case promote?

5. What are your recommendations as a result of the analysis of the given issue in question? How would this case specifically impact your area of sports management interest?