POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 12/7, I collected the VL briefs, and we went over them. I plan to return them next Thursday at Exam #2., along with my version of the case brief and the comment key to your papers. We then talked about the concept of jurisdiction over the person. We went over four means of obtaining jurisdiction over a person. We then went through the Swoboda case regarding the sufficiency of internet sales for personal jurisdiction. Finally I discussed the 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case of Walden v. Fiore.
Exam #2 will be Thursday 12/14 from 12:15-1:30. The exam will be open-book and open-note. If you are missing any handouts, email me with your specific requests by 8:00 pm on Wednesday 12/13.
POS 383 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In class today, Thursday 12/7, I distributed one handout, the list of questions presented and the summaries of the arguments in Gill v. Whitford. I first talked about how gerrymandering is done, with packing and cracking. I talked about previous Congressional attempts to vary the "manner" of elections. I went over the 1986 case of Davis v. Bandemer, and then in more detail the 2004 case of Vieth v. Jubelirer. Finally we got to today's assignment, the oral argument in the current Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford.
Exam #2 will be Thursday 12/14 from 2:45-4:00. The exam will be open-book and open-note. If you are missing any handouts, email me with your specific requests by 8:00 pm on Wednesday 12/13.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017
POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 12/5, after doing evaluations, we talked about the timing for Exam #2 on 12/14, which we decided would be from 12:15-1:30. We then talked about the VL case brief due Thursday, discussing which things are facts, and which are just conclusions. We then dove into the world of subject-matter jurisdiction. We differentiated the federal court view of subject-matter jurisdiction from that of Georgia and Maine. In the federal sphere, I talked about the case of Bowles v. Russell, and then we went over today's assigned case of Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services. In Maine, I talked about the Law Court case of Landmark Realty v. Leasure.
The assignment for Thursday 12/7 is to finish your VL case brief, due at the beginning of Thursday's class, and to read in the text pp. 129-136, including Swoboda v. Hero Decks.
POS 383 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In class today, Tuesday 12/5, after doing evaluations, we went over the US Term Limits v. Thorton, and then Baker v. Carr. On Thursday, I will talk about the 2004 case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, which discussed the justiciability of partisan gerrymandering cases. Then we will discuss the current gerrymandering case of Gill v. Whitford.
The assignment for Thursday 12/7 is to read and listen to the oral argument (10/3) in Gill. You can either access them from supremecourt.gov at oral arguments, or at oyez.org/cases/2017/16-1161.
In class today, Tuesday 12/5, after doing evaluations, we talked about the timing for Exam #2 on 12/14, which we decided would be from 12:15-1:30. We then talked about the VL case brief due Thursday, discussing which things are facts, and which are just conclusions. We then dove into the world of subject-matter jurisdiction. We differentiated the federal court view of subject-matter jurisdiction from that of Georgia and Maine. In the federal sphere, I talked about the case of Bowles v. Russell, and then we went over today's assigned case of Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services. In Maine, I talked about the Law Court case of Landmark Realty v. Leasure.
The assignment for Thursday 12/7 is to finish your VL case brief, due at the beginning of Thursday's class, and to read in the text pp. 129-136, including Swoboda v. Hero Decks.
POS 383 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In class today, Tuesday 12/5, after doing evaluations, we went over the US Term Limits v. Thorton, and then Baker v. Carr. On Thursday, I will talk about the 2004 case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, which discussed the justiciability of partisan gerrymandering cases. Then we will discuss the current gerrymandering case of Gill v. Whitford.
The assignment for Thursday 12/7 is to read and listen to the oral argument (10/3) in Gill. You can either access them from supremecourt.gov at oral arguments, or at oyez.org/cases/2017/16-1161.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)