September 8, 2015

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 9/8, I distributed one handout, about the framing of "issues" in Sanders v. Getchell. We continued through Sanders, framing the issues as explained in today's handout. We got through the issue of whether Sanders was in fact a resident of Waterville, and will pick up with unreasonableness of Getchell's negative view of that question on Thursday. We talked about the difference between enacted law and common law, and also the difference between an objective versus a subjective test of reasonableness. The assignment for Thursday 9/10 is to review today's handout, and the remainder of Sanders, and then to read and prepare to discuss pp. 1-15 of the text.


POS 384 CIVIL LIBERTIES
In class today, Tuesday 9/8, I distributed two handouts, my version of an outline of Miller v. Davis, and an article about accommodation of employees' religious claims. We continued through the Davis case, getting through the question of whether the governor's directive was targeted at Kim Davis' religion, as opposed to a neutral rule of general applicability. That's the point at which we'll pick up on Thursday. The assignment for Thursday 9/10 is to review today's handouts, and the remainder of Miller v. Davis, and then to read and prepare to discuss pp. 89-101 of the text.