The Legal Issue: What was the major legal issue that the Court needed to decide? What were the major federal or state statutes, regulations or judicial decisions involved in this case? Give the audience a good, concise summary of the legal
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The Judicial Opinions: What did the majority hold? What did the dissent argue? How did the majority and dissent come to different opinions on the law? Try to translate the complex discussion of the law found in the judicial opinions into language that a welleducated and wellinformed.