January 20, 2016

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Wednesday 1/20, I distributed four handouts: the Syllabus, the Maine Supreme Court case of Warren Construction v. Reis, some questions to guide your reading of that case, and an excerpt from the Maine statutes regarding Home Construction Contracts and Unfair Trade Practices. We went over the Syllabus. We then talked about the Maine state court system: its trial courts and Maine Supreme Court, the appointment and length of terms of Maine Judges and Justices, and the location of the courts. we went over proper citation form for Maine Supreme Court opinions, and the ordering of the parties in the caption. The assignment for Friday 1/22 is to read and prepare to discuss the handouts: Warren v. Reis, the questions to guide your reading, and the Maine statutory handout.


POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Wednesday 1/20, I distributed four handouts: the Syllabus, the North Dakota Supreme Court case of State v. Birchfield, some questions to guide your reading of that case, and the Maine statute regarding Implied Consent to Chemical Tests. We went over the Syllabus. We looked at the Maine Implied Consent statute, and went over proper Maine statutory citation form. We went over the language of the 4th Amendment, and then talked about what those words might mean in terms of implied consent. We went over four possible consequences for refusal to allow testing for drunk driving. The assignment for Friday 1/22 is to read and prepare to discuss the handouts: State v. Birchfield, the questions to guide your reading, and the Maine statutory handout.