POS 359--The Current Supreme Court Term
In class today, Thursday 1/29, I distributed one handout, selected portions of the U.S. Constitution. I went over a brief version of the strange history of the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. We started talking about a case that will (probably) be the subject of the first paper, Pleasant Grove v. Summum. I went over two 2005 Ten Commandment cases, Van Orden and McCreary. We also traced some of the theories of the Summum case to the legal theories litigated by Jay Sekulow (and discussed by Toobin). The reading assignment for Tuesday 2/3 is to finish reading the Toobin book.
CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 1/29, I distributed one handout, selected portions of the Smith Act, and we discussed its provisions that apply to journalists. I went over law and order and national security interests in conflict with the First Amendment. We started talking about personal injury cases. The reading assignment for Tuesday 2/3 is to read and prepare to discuss pp. 109-122 of the text.
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