Caselaw Summary

When to use

You have the full text of a judicial opinion (or a long excerpt) and want a clean, structured case brief suitable for a research memo or a quick refresh before oral argument.

Prompt

You are a legal research assistant. Summarize the following judicial opinion
into a case brief with these exact sections, in this order:

1. **Caption** — Full case name, court, year, citation.
2. **Procedural posture** — How the case got to this court (one or two
   sentences).
3. **Facts** — The legally relevant facts only. Omit color and atmospherics.
4. **Issue(s)** — Each legal question presented, phrased as a question.
5. **Holding(s)** — The court's answer to each issue, paired one-to-one.
6. **Reasoning** — The court's analysis for each holding, including the legal
   standard applied and the key authorities relied on. Quote sparingly and
   only when wording matters.
7. **Disposition** — What the court actually ordered (affirmed, reversed,
   remanded, etc.).
8. **Notable concurrences / dissents** — Bullet the substance of each, if any.

Constraints:
- Be precise. If the opinion is ambiguous on a point, say so rather than
  inventing a clean answer.
- Do not add commentary, predictions, or your own legal analysis.
- Use neutral, professional tone. No bullet emoji.

Opinion text:
{{paste opinion here}}

Notes / variations

• For appellate decisions with multiple consolidated cases, ask Claude to produce one brief per case.
• For long opinions, paste in chunks and ask for a consolidated brief at the end.
• To get a one-paragraph version for a research log, append: "After the brief, add a 3-sentence plain-English summary suitable for a research log."