Confirm favorite deletion?
Constitutional Law Keyed to Cohen
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman
Facts
Myrna E. Friedman lived in Virginia from 1977 until 1986. During that time she was admitted to the Illinois Bar and District of Columbia Bar by reciprocity. She worked in Virginia from 1977 to 1982 and in Washington, D.C. from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 she again started working in Virginia at her company’s principal place of business. In 1986 Friedman moved from Virginia to Maryland and applied for admission to the Virginia bar on motion. Virginia denied her motion based on a statute that said attorneys who wish to obtain a license “on motion” must be permanent residents of the Commonwealth. Friedman satisfied all of the requirements except residency.
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.