FORMAT FOR WRITING A CERTIORARI BRIEF [Brief Should Be Limited to One Page.]

FACTS: State the facts of your case, giving a well­phrased overview of what actually happened. Please include information you consider vital to the case and make sure you include historical information which demonstrates your knowledge of what was going on in America at the time your case came about.

Use no more than 6­7 lines.

ISSUE: Identify the constitutional issues. Make sure you write it so that it represents either petitioner's or respondent's constitutional point­of­view. Use proper constitutional language in your statement.

Begin the ISSUE statement with the word Whether.

(Use no more than 2­3 lines.)

CASE PRECEDENTS: If possible, list previous cases that might pertain to this

OPINION: In your own words, where do you stand? What are you trying to convince the Court to rule? Give a strong plea to the Bench to support your point of view.

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