This is where -- finally -- you address the person who "hired" your team. You want to explain the issues and state your understanding of the law.
AVOID CONCLUSIONS!!
I've said that many times before, and I mean it! If you will re-read your problems, nowhere will you see the phrase "represent in court" or "prove" anything. In one way or another, they all say: "Research the issues." That's all you are to do in this synopsis -- report what you have found out about the issues and the law affecting them.
You will waste precious time and space in this two-page synopsis if you start giving your opinion. You won't get any credit for it.
Here's how to write the synopsis:
1. What are the issues presented in your Media Law Report problem? Check back here: Issue Spotting Tips
2. Explain the issue or each of these issues, writing about what factors the court considers when examining such issues. What kinds of things have the courts talked about in their opinions when deciding your cases?
3. Write about each of the cases you have read.
a. Start with the full name of the case AND the citation. Tell your client about the precedential value of the case. This should be a statement ONLY about where the case was heard -- not about the facts of the case.
b. State briefly what the facts were (one or two sentences about what happened to bring the case about).
c. State the holdings on those issues and the court's rationale.
(For instance: "The court ruled (holding) that there is no exception under the FOI for attorneys work product when the city is the client because (rationale) governing bodies would be able to avoid public scrutiny by hiring outside counsel.")**
d. State whether the holding and rationale works FOR your clients or AGAINST them. Be sure to include WHY the case is favorable or unfavorable.
** Don't put the boldface words in your writing. I did that just to point out to you what is a holding (answer to the issue) and what is rationale (why the court ruled as it did).