NY Times v. Sullivan

NY Times v. Sullivan Order Description 1st Paragraph: Facts - who is the plaintiff who is the defendant - What happened that lead up to the lawsuit (who, what, why, when) 2nd Paragraph: What the issues are? (why are they in court? Ex: plaintiff believes his search and seizure rights were violated) ~ Page 2 ~ 3rd Paragraph: Legal history Lower courts (full names) analysis & outcome (their decision) (why it was appealed if appicable) • Trial court (you'll see the word "district") where the trial occurred • Appeals court (you may see the word "circuit" (losers file appeals) - how many appeals there are, there may be a number of different appeals and a number of different courts 4th Paragraph: Highest court determination, law their analysis (include names of courts) • Supreme court? Give details