POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 9/2 I distributed four handouts: the syllabus, an article from the Bangor Daily News about the Ormand Alley controversy, the Maine Supreme Court decision of Haworth v. Feigon, and some questions for you to consider as you read the BDN article and the Haworth case. We went over the Syllabus, and then the basics of the Alley situation. We specifically discussed the difference between enacted law versus common law, the burden of proof, the concept of causes of action, and the difference between criminal law and civil law. The assignment for Thursday 9/4 is to read all of the handouts, using the questions page to guide your reading of the Haworth opinion (not handed in or graded).
POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Tuesday 9/2 I distributed three handouts: the syllabus, the Riley v. California U.S. Supreme Court opinion, and the format for making an outline for the Riley opinion. We went over the Syllabus, and then began a discussion of "Criminal Due Process". We went through the text of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments, and also discussed the extension of these federal protections as state protections as well (through the 14th amendment). I introduced the situation of the Riley and Wurie cases and gave a brief overview of the outline format that I'm looking for. The assignment for Thursday 9/4 is to read Riley and try your hand at outlining the case (not handed in or graded).
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