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Dissecting Judicial Opinions
Event date is on
Monday, February 9, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
Event time is at
5:00 a.m. CUT
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About the course
This course teaches you how to read and analyze judicial opinions — the foundation of law school learning and legal reasoning. Using real appellate cases, you'll learn to identify legal issues, distinguish substantive and procedural facts, and extract the rules of law judges rely on to resolve disputes. By breaking opinions into their core components, you'll develop the critical skills needed to understand how legal rules evolve, prepare for law school exams, and build strong analytical habits essential for thinking like a lawyer.
Syllabus
- M1Not completed
Introduction
Learn why judicial opinions are central to legal education and how they help you begin thinking like a lawyer. - M2Not completed
Judicial Opinions
Explore what judicial opinions are, how they shape the rule of law, and why lawyers and law students must learn to read them carefully. - M3Not completed
Dissecting Judicial Opinions
Practice breaking judicial opinions into issues, facts, and rules of law to better understand legal reasoning and analysis.