Tuesday, February 19, 2008

February 19, 2008

POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 2/19, we finished our discussion of Chapter 2 of the text. i also talked about one recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Philip Morris v. Williams, regarding punitive damages. On Thursday 2/21, we will have our first exam, covering through Chapter 2. If for any reason you are not able to come, you must get in touch with me as soon as possible. (You must make up the test before the time that it is handed back to the class.)

CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Tuesday 2/19, I returned the Caron/Milkovich papers, and we went over some common problems. I had the class do a sample test in preparation for our first exam on Tuesday, 2/26. We then continued going over how Maine has dealt with some of the legal issues regarding defamation. The assignment for Thursday 2/21 is to read and prepare to discuss through p. 191 of the text.

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