Category: Case Briefs

Case Name: Gonzalez v. Google LLC & Twitter IRAC Summary: Issue: Whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to social media platforms like Google and Twitter from liability for content posted by third-party users, even when the platforms’ algorithms recommend or promote that content. Rule: Section 230 of the CDA generally…

IRAC Summary: Issue: Whether the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.’s use of a photograph taken by Lynn Goldsmith to create new artworks constituted a transformative fair use that does not infringe on Goldsmith’s copyright. Rule: The fair use doctrine, codified in 17 U.S.C. § 107, provides a legal framework that allows for…

Case Brief: Sackett v. EPA (2023) Issue: Whether the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) determination that a landowner has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into navigable waters is immediately judicially reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act, and whether the EPA’s decision not to make a formal jurisdictional determination about whether…

IRAC Summary: Issue: The central issue in Merrill v. Milligan was whether Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan, which included only one majority-minority district out of seven, violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black voters. Rule: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits voting practices or procedures that…

IRAC Summary: Issue: Whether VIP Products LLC’s use of the Jack Daniel’s trademarks and trade dress for humorous dog toys constitutes trademark infringement and dilution under the Lanham Act. Rule: The Lanham Act prohibits the use of any word, term, name, symbol, or device that is likely to cause confusion as to the affiliation, connection,…

Case Summary (IRAC Pattern): Issue: Whether the State of Arizona’s regulations on water usage infringe upon the rights of the Navajo Nation to access and utilize water from the Colorado River as established by prior treaties, agreements, and federal law. Rule: The relevant rule consists of treaties between the Navajo Nation and the federal government,…

Case: United States v. Texas (2023) IRAC SUMMARY: Issue: The issue in this case is whether the State of Texas has enacted legislation that conflicts with federal immigration law and policy, thereby violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Rule: Under the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution), federal law…

IRAC Summary of Moore v. Harper Issue: The central issue in Moore v. Harper was whether the “independent state legislature theory” under Article I and Article II of the U.S. Constitution allows a state legislature to redistrict federal congressional districts independently of any constraints imposed by the state constitution and judicial review by state courts.…

As Counterman v. Colorado (2023) is a hypothetical case, I will create a fictional outline for it based on a general understanding of how legal case outlines are typically structured. IRAC Summary Issue: Whether the State of Colorado’s statute prohibiting the cultivation of genetically modified crops infringes on Counterman’s constitutional rights. Rule: The rule in…

IRAC Summary of Groff v. DeJoy (2023) Issue: Whether the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) refusal to accommodate an employee’s request not to work on Sundays due to his religious beliefs constitutes religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rule: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits…

Brief Summary of the Case using IRAC Issue: The central issue in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College & University of North Carolina (2023) is whether the universities’ affirmative action policies, which consider race as a factor in their admissions processes, violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or Title VI of…