POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Thursday 10/30, I distributed and we went over the next case brief assignment, which is copied below. We went through some of the concepts in the text, including the ex post facto prohibition. I went over one recent Maine case regarding our sex offender registry, Doe v. District Attorney, 2007 ME 139. We covered the Butler and Apsey cases in the text. The assignment for Tuesday November 4 is to read and prepare to discuss through the end of Chapter 3, and to begin work on the case brief below.
Assignment due Thursday, November 6, 2008
The assignment is to do a Case Brief of the case of Geujo Lok Beteiligungs GMBH v. Zorn, 2008 ME 50 . The case can be found on the website of the Maine Supreme Court.
Go to the website: http://www.courts.state.me.us/
On the left, under Court Information, select “Opinions and Orders”
Then select “Supreme Court”
Scroll down that page to the list of 2008 Opinions, and select 2008 ME 50.
The Brief should be in exactly the format used in the Sample Brief Template distributed in class.
For the beginning parts of the Brief, (including the “Appellant’s Contentions” portion of the Brief,) include all of the case, (including all of the contentions raised by Appellant). For the “Facts”, “Issues”, and “Holdings”, however, only brief the facts, issues and holding regarding “Due Process” (¶ 16-19) and “Personal Jurisdiction” (¶ 20 - 23).
Please make two copies of your brief, one to hand in at the beginning of class, and the other for you to have during class for our discussion.
You may e-mail me if you have questions about the brief. The more time that I have to answer our questions, the more likely it is that I can be helpful.
If you cannot be in class on Thursday 11/ 6, you should still e-mail me your brief by the beginning of class time. If you do that, you will not have any grade deducted from your grade for the brief. If you do not, you should still contact me as soon as possible to see what options are available to you. (Generally, I do not want to accept assignments after we have discussed them in class). See the Syllabus for the class rules regarding late papers.
IMPORTANT : If you e-mail your paper to me, I will reply to confirm that I have received your assignment. If I do not reply, then I have not received the assignment.
CMJ 375-- Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/30, we discussed the remainder of the four privacy torts, and the Diaz and Shulman case from the casebook. I also went over one Maine case regarding false light, Gavrilovic v. Worldwide Language Resources. The assignment for Tuesday 11/4 is to read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 5, and the Falwell (p. 118) and Armstrong (p.120) cases in the casebook.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
October 28, 2008
POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/28, I should have, but didn't, remind the class that the Maine Supreme Court will be at Peakes auditorium at Bangor High School tomorrow Wednesday 10/29, starting oral arguments at 9:45, and the public can attend. I did remind the class that I will assign a new casebrief on Thursday (10/30) which will be due a week later (11/6). We began our discussion of Chapter 3, and I gave two charts that I thought might be helpful in terms of the power relationships within our governmental structures. We discussed the Gonzalez v. Raich case, and I added a discussion of a more recent case, Gonzalez v. Oregon. The assignment for Thursday 10/30 is to read up to the Strunk case on p. 136 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/28,we began our discussion of Chapter 5 of the text. I talked about 3 Maine cases regarding the right of privacy, Berthiaume v. Pratt, Nelson v. Maine Times, and Muratore v. Scotia Prince. We went over appropriation, and got part-way through public disclosure of private facts. We discussed the McNamara case from the casebook, but did not get to the Diaz case, which is where we'll start on Thursday. The assignment for Thursday 10/30 is to read pp. 187- 198 of the text, and to read the Shulman case on p. 110 of the casebook.
In class today, Tuesday 10/28, I should have, but didn't, remind the class that the Maine Supreme Court will be at Peakes auditorium at Bangor High School tomorrow Wednesday 10/29, starting oral arguments at 9:45, and the public can attend. I did remind the class that I will assign a new casebrief on Thursday (10/30) which will be due a week later (11/6). We began our discussion of Chapter 3, and I gave two charts that I thought might be helpful in terms of the power relationships within our governmental structures. We discussed the Gonzalez v. Raich case, and I added a discussion of a more recent case, Gonzalez v. Oregon. The assignment for Thursday 10/30 is to read up to the Strunk case on p. 136 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/28,we began our discussion of Chapter 5 of the text. I talked about 3 Maine cases regarding the right of privacy, Berthiaume v. Pratt, Nelson v. Maine Times, and Muratore v. Scotia Prince. We went over appropriation, and got part-way through public disclosure of private facts. We discussed the McNamara case from the casebook, but did not get to the Diaz case, which is where we'll start on Thursday. The assignment for Thursday 10/30 is to read pp. 187- 198 of the text, and to read the Shulman case on p. 110 of the casebook.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
October 23, 2008
POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Thursday 10/23, I returned the test papers, and we went over them. I also discussed some areas in comparative law in which our country is atypical in its legal doctrines. The assignment for Tuesday 10/28 is to read and prepare to discuss pp. 108-131 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/23, I returned the test papers, and we went over them. I also discussed hate speech, in which our country is atypical in its legal doctrine. The assignment for Tuesday 10/28 is to read and prepare to discuss pp. 165-187 of the text, and to read two cases from the casebook, McNamara on p. 99, and Diaz on p. 105.
In class today, Thursday 10/23, I returned the test papers, and we went over them. I also discussed some areas in comparative law in which our country is atypical in its legal doctrines. The assignment for Tuesday 10/28 is to read and prepare to discuss pp. 108-131 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/23, I returned the test papers, and we went over them. I also discussed hate speech, in which our country is atypical in its legal doctrine. The assignment for Tuesday 10/28 is to read and prepare to discuss pp. 165-187 of the text, and to read two cases from the casebook, McNamara on p. 99, and Diaz on p. 105.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
October 16, 2008
POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Thursday 10/16, I returned the Goss briefs, and we went over them. The class took a sample test in preparation for Test #1 on Tuesday 10/21. We finished our discussion of Chapter 2 of the text, and the test will cover up through the end of Chapter 2.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/16, the class took a sample test in preparation for Test #1 on Tuesday 10/21. We finished our discussion of Chapter 4 of the text,and we finished going over the Haworth case, and looked at the Maine anti-SLAPP statute that I distributed last week. The test will cover up through the end of Chapter 4.
In class today, Thursday 10/16, I returned the Goss briefs, and we went over them. The class took a sample test in preparation for Test #1 on Tuesday 10/21. We finished our discussion of Chapter 2 of the text, and the test will cover up through the end of Chapter 2.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/16, the class took a sample test in preparation for Test #1 on Tuesday 10/21. We finished our discussion of Chapter 4 of the text,and we finished going over the Haworth case, and looked at the Maine anti-SLAPP statute that I distributed last week. The test will cover up through the end of Chapter 4.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
October 7, 2008
POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/7, I collected the Goss case briefs, and we went over them. At the end of class, I also discussed two recent Mississippi cases regarding modern interpretations of the Goss case. On Thursday, 10/9, the class will watch Part 2 of the Supreme Court series. After October break on Tuesday 10/14, we will meet again on Thursday 10/16, when we will go over sample questions for the first test, which will happen Tuesday 10/21. The assignment for Thursday 10/16 is to read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 2 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/7, I handed back the Letter to the Editor papers, and we went over them. At the end of class, I also discussed two Maine cases regarding defamation, Caron and Haworth. On Thursday, 10/9, the class will watch the Ben Bradlee interview (this time for sure). After October break on Tuesday 10/14, we will meet again on Thursday 10/16, when we will go over sample questions for the first test, which will happen Tuesday 10/21. The assignment for Thursday 10/16 is to re-read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 4 of the text.
In class today, Tuesday 10/7, I collected the Goss case briefs, and we went over them. At the end of class, I also discussed two recent Mississippi cases regarding modern interpretations of the Goss case. On Thursday, 10/9, the class will watch Part 2 of the Supreme Court series. After October break on Tuesday 10/14, we will meet again on Thursday 10/16, when we will go over sample questions for the first test, which will happen Tuesday 10/21. The assignment for Thursday 10/16 is to read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 2 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Tuesday 10/7, I handed back the Letter to the Editor papers, and we went over them. At the end of class, I also discussed two Maine cases regarding defamation, Caron and Haworth. On Thursday, 10/9, the class will watch the Ben Bradlee interview (this time for sure). After October break on Tuesday 10/14, we will meet again on Thursday 10/16, when we will go over sample questions for the first test, which will happen Tuesday 10/21. The assignment for Thursday 10/16 is to re-read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 4 of the text.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 2, 2008
POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Thursday 10/2, I began by clarifying the "prior proceedings" of the Goss v.Lopez case,and the meaning of a section 1983 lawsuit. I distributed the text of 42 USC section 1983 to the class. We then talked about the the use of retribution and deterrence in the Gregg v. Georgia case. I talked about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Kennedy v. Louisiana, regarding the imposition of capital punishment for the rape of a child. We discussed the Mobbley and Holland cases in the text. The assignment for Tuesday Oct. 7 is to write up the Goss v. Lopez case brief. If you have extra time, you might also read the Lawrence v. Texas case starting on p. 83 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/2, I collected the "Letter to the Editor" memo. We spent the rest of the class discussing the elements of defamation regarding that letter. The assignment for Tuesday 10/7 is to read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 4 of the text.
In class today, Thursday 10/2, I began by clarifying the "prior proceedings" of the Goss v.Lopez case,and the meaning of a section 1983 lawsuit. I distributed the text of 42 USC section 1983 to the class. We then talked about the the use of retribution and deterrence in the Gregg v. Georgia case. I talked about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Kennedy v. Louisiana, regarding the imposition of capital punishment for the rape of a child. We discussed the Mobbley and Holland cases in the text. The assignment for Tuesday Oct. 7 is to write up the Goss v. Lopez case brief. If you have extra time, you might also read the Lawrence v. Texas case starting on p. 83 of the text.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 10/2, I collected the "Letter to the Editor" memo. We spent the rest of the class discussing the elements of defamation regarding that letter. The assignment for Tuesday 10/7 is to read and prepare to discuss the remainder of Chapter 4 of the text.
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