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Learning Goal: I’m working on a business law writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.Please find a U.S. Supreme Court case. Go to this website: https://www.supremecourt.gov, and once you arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court site, you can search for cases by clicking on the “opinions” tab. The case can be on any topic that is covered in Business Law. For example, you could select a case involving a contract, tort, business related crime or other topic that is introduced in textbook. Select a case that has been decided in the last twenty years. The paper should be approximately 2 pages in length, single spaced. The analysis should include the following elements: 1. Case name: Include the names of the parties such as Brown v. Board of Education. 2. Case citation: An example of a citation is as follows: 552 U.S. 661 (1987). The citation includes the volume and page number of the legal reporter where the case is DRAFTed. It also includes the year that the case was decided by the court. Please see page 29 of your textbook for further examples. 3. Key facts: State the relevant and significant aspects of the case briefly. Tell a short story. The facts should identify the plaintiff and defendant, report the events leading up to the lawsuit and state the relief the plaintiff is seeking. Provide a brief description of the procedural history. This refers to the decisions of the lower court(s) before the case arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court. 4. Issue: This is the legal question the court is being asked to address. Sometimes, there are many issues. Focus on the primary issue(s).5. Decision: State ho

w the court resolved the issue. An example of a decision would be the lower court decision is reversed or affirmed. Were there any concurring or dissenting options? Please explain. 6. Reasoning: This section explains why the court made this decision. Summarize the reasons the court ruled this way. 7. Key Terms: Were you able to recognize any foundational terms from Chapter One or Two that were discussed or applied in the case decision? Please explain. 8. Critical Analysis: What did you think of the court’s decision in the case you selected? Be sure to explain why you agree or disagree. Your analysis should be based upon the evidence presented to the court. The assignment will be reviewed using Turnitin, a software program which checks the originality of an assignment. When summarizing each section of the assignment, please paraphrase the information. Imagine that you are summarizing the case to someone who does not have a great deal of knowledge about the law. If you take any of the language directly from the court’s decision, then it must be in quotes. You do not need to use any sources other than the case opinion itself. If you do, you must cite the source and include a works cited. Keep in mind that while you need to summarize some information from the case, the most significant aspect of this assignment is your analysis of the decision. As far as formatting is concerned, use the elements of the case assignment as headings. For example, the case name and key facts would be headings. You can then state the information for each case under each of the respective headings. You can double space between the headings.