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Build A Case Treatment Log

Create a treatment log that records current status, proposition fit, and consequence for legal advice.

Five cases appear favorable, but no one can tell which ones are current, binding, or proposition-matched. Five Whys adapted to authority control: useful why, unsafe why, treatment why, fact-fit why, answer-effect why The common trap is counting favorable cases. Three weak or limited cases do not equal a strong rule, and one controlling case with a narrow proposition may matter more than ten persuasive mentions. Name proposition For each case, write the exact proposition you want it to support. A case can be good law generally but bad support for the proposition you need. Check treatment Record whether later authority…

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