February 27, 2017

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Monday 2/27, I distributed one handout, my version of the Suggs v. Norris case brief. We went through that case, and explored both the question of law (what is N.C. public policy) and the questions of fact (is there sufficient evidence of...). I then talked about the Maine case of Paffhausen v. Balano, which laid out the difference in Maine between contracts implied in fact versus contracts implied in law, including the elements of each and the measure of damages.
On Wednesday 3/1, the class will have Exam #1, open-book and open-note, covering all the material noted in this blog. If you are missing any handouts, notify me of what you want me to bring no later than 8:00 pm on Tuesday.

POS 384 CIVIL LIBERTIES
In class today, Monday 2/27, we first went over the Brandenburg case, looking at the concepts of incitement, imminence, and likelihood. I then went back to the 50 years of Supreme Court cases prior to Brandenburg. I started with Schenck v. U.S. (p.194) and then talked about Abrams v. U.S. (p. 196) and Gitlow v. N.Y. (p. 200).
On Wednesday 3/1, the class will have Exam #1, open-book and open-note. If you are missing any handouts, notify me of what you want me to bring no later than 8:00 pm on Tuesday.