February 21, 2012

POS 282-- Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 2/21, I handed back the Degenhardt case briefs, and also my Comment Key that explained my comments. We then went over Sample Questions for Thursday's test, and finally finished up Suggs v. Norris. Thursday 2/23 will be our exam, open-book and open-note. It will cover all of the material covered in class or assigned thus far. If you will be using a computer during the test, please sit in the back row of the class. Remember that you may not connect to the internet or similar connections during the test.

POS 359--The Current Supreme Court Term
In class today, Tuesday 2/21, I first discussed today grant of cert. in a University of Texas affirmative action admissions case, and also the decisions in a Miranda "custody" case and an arbitration case. We then went over the Pacifica Supreme Court opinion that was assigned for today. We discussed the various issues dealt with in the Stevens opinion, as well as the views of the concurring and dissenting Justices. The assignment for Thursday 2/23 is to read the petitioner's (FCC) brief in FCC v. Fox. You can access the brief by going to the Supreme court website; select merits briefs/ online merits briefs and from the ABA site, scroll alphabetically to FCC v. Fox and select Petitioner's Brief.