POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Friday 2/15, we started by finishing off the Katko case. We discussed the punitive damages issue, both as the majority and as the dissent dealt with it, and then went back and looked at the question of intent. We went through the four levels of mental state defined by Maine law, ranging from intent down to negligence. We then turned to the Maine statutes regarding the uses of force in defense of premises and in defense of property. We went over proper Maine statutory citation form. We looked at the definitions of deadly and non-deadly force, and also the force that is justified in defense of property. We will pick up with the justification regarding defense of premises on Monday. The assignment for Monday 2/18 is to review at Maine statutory handout, and to review the Smith case, previously assigned.
POS 384 CIVIL LIBERTIES
In class today, Friday 2/15, I collected the Free Exercise papers. I also distributed one more handout with an article about gun rights. We spent the class going over the parts of the Free Exercise paper. I plan to return the papers on Monday. The assignment for Monday 2/18 is to read pp. 387-396 of the text.
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