December 10, 2015

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 12/10, I collected the Walden case briefs, and we went over them. I plan to return them next Thursday. We then went over the previously distributed Maine statutes about jurisdiction and venue. Finally, we went over the St. James case. we reviewed the two bases of federal court original jurisdiction, and then examine how the St. James court handled this diversity of citizenship question. The final exam will be on Thursday 12/17 from 10-11:15. If you are missing any handouts, be sure to request what you need by 9 pm on Wednesday 12/16.


POS 384 CIVIL LIBERTIES
In class today, Thursday 12/10, I distributed one handout, an unedited version of part III of Scalia's opinion in Heller. We went over that opinion, looking at the other parts of the Constitution that deal with power over the militia, the reasons that might be behind the 2nd Amendment that differ from Scalia's historical analysis, the areas that government still might regulate (the subject of the handout) and the level of scrutiny applied to decide if the regulation by the government is allowed. We talked about the correct naming of "constitutional carry" for concealed weapons. We also briefly looked at the different nature of the the two dissenting opinions. The final exam will be on Thursday 12/17 from 12:15-1:30. If you are missing any handouts, be sure to request what you need by 9 pm on Wednesday 12/16.