Read the excerpt from “US Supreme Court: Ingraham v. Wright.” Elimination or curtailment of corporal punishment would be welcomed by many as a societal advance. But when such a policy choice may result from this Court’s determination of an asserted right to due process, rather than from the normal processes of community debate and legislative action, the societal costs cannot be dismissed as insubstantial. Which option best explains how this information fits into the chain of legal reasoning? It is part of the issue in the case, because it examines whether the originating incident of corporal punishment was actually unlawful and deserving of due process.
It is part of the rule of the case, because it states and cites the law of the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.
It is part of the conclusion in the case, because it applies a judgment and due process to the originating incident of corporal punishment of students or minors.
It is part of the analysis in the case, because it considers whether local regulations could be limited if the court finds that students’ rights were violated.