SmartBrief
0
Confirm favorite deletion?
Professional Responsibility Keyed to Gillers
In re Glass
Citation:
316 P.3d 1199, 58 Cal.4th 500, 167 Cal.Rptr.3d 87 (2014)Facts
Stephen Glass was a journalist who, between 1996 and 1998, wrote 42 articles for The New Republic magazine, of which at least 36 were partially or wholly fabricated. His misconduct included creating fake notes, business cards, voicemails, and even a fake website to substantiate his false stories. After his fraud was exposed, Glass was fired and later attended law school at Georgetown University. He passed the New York bar exam in 2000 but withdrew his application when he learned it would likely be rejected. In 2006, Glass applied to the California Bar. Throughout the application process, the Committee of Bar Examiners discovered that Glass had not been fully forthcoming about the extent of his journalistic fabrications and had failed to identify all parties harmed by his misconduct.
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.