February 15,2011

POS 359--The Current Supreme Court Term 2011
In class today, Tuesday 2/15, we went over King's brief in Kentucky v. King. We discussed the 1948 Johnson case, the connection between the sound of movement and the destruction of evidence, and the test that King proposed to decide whether evidence should be suppressed when the police actions create an exigency. We left off in the King brief with the discussion of what's wrong with the "lawful action" standard proposed by Kentucky. The assignment for Thursday 2/17 is to read the amicus brief of the United States.

POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 2/15, we went over Lawrence v. Texas. We also discussed the 1986 Bowers case, which Lawrence overruled. The assignment for Thursday 2/17 is to read in the textbook pp. 63-70 (Gregg v. Georgia) and 43-46 (Connecticut v. Doe).