December 5, 2019

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 12/5, I distributed 2 handouts: an excerpt from the same-sex marriage case of Obergefell v. Hodges, and the Supreme Court opinion of V.L. v. E.L. We went through the textbook cases of Hubbard v. Greeson and Land v. Yamaha, admiring the seemingly good lawyering in Hubbard, and criticizing the seemingly bad lawyering in Land, in terms of getting the right forum state, which will apply the right choice of law rule, which will then apply the right substantive law. I also discussed the Maine case of Collins v. Trius, in which the Court had to decide whether Maine or Canadian damages law applied to a bus accident in Maine. Finally, I gave an introduction to our next topic, Full Faith and Credit.
I also reminded the class to fill out the on-line class evaluation that you should have received in your email. Please and thank you.
The assignment for Tuesday 12/10 is to read today's 2 handouts, and to read in the text pp. 116-120, including Finstuen v. Crutcher.


POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Thursday 12/5, I distributed one handout, the Maine Supreme Court opinion of State v. Dominique, 2008 ME 180. We reviewed and then finished our discussion of Nightingale, going over all 4 of Nightingale's contentions. We then went back into the text, including Moran v. Burbine and Rhode Island v. Innis.
I also reminded the class to fill out the on-line class evaluation that you should have received in your email. Please and thank you.
The assignment for Tuesday 12/10 is to read today's handout, to review in the text pp. 340-345 and to read in the text pp. 487-490 (Gideon v. Wainwright).