Your Name:

Now, CompuLEGAL will help you find laws, decide which party has the best legal argument, and support your decision with reasoning.

1. Legislative & Executive Law:  Those passed/authorized by state or federal legislatures or those issued by state or federal executives that apply to the facts of your case. For purpose of a CompuLEGAL analysis, you should review:
       •   The U.S. Constitution (Especially the Bill of Rights, the first ten Amendments to the
            Constitution).
2. Case Law:  Court decisions from cases with facts similar to your case.  These are called precedents, or case law, because they guide judges in deciding similar cases.
      •  CompuLEGAL has selected precedents for your case on the Precedents Page.

Need Help?

• If you don't understand a word or phrase in a law, check Project LEGAL's Glossary of Legal Terms, the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School's Legal Lexicon, or Law.com's Legal Dictionary.

• If you don't understand why a court heard an appeal, check CompuLEGAL's explanation of the U.S. Court System.

What laws did you find?  What sentences and words seem important?  Where did you find them?

Now, you can support your decision with a written reason. Your reason should:

1. Explain how the written laws affect your case.
2. Explain how the case law (precedents) applies to the facts of your case.
3. Explain how the  this application helped you choose one side over the other.

You might want to review the facts of the case, and the issue question you printed.

When you are finished constructing your argument(s) print this page and proceed to sample arguments for this case.