POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 11/30, I distributed three handouts: the recent Supreme Court case of Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing, selected statutes regarding subject-matter jurisdiction, and selected statutes regarding adoption and recognition of same-sex marriage. We began class by discussing the concepts of Full Faith and Credit, subject-matter jurisdiction, and by going over some aspects of the VL case brief due 11/7. We then discussed the Finstuen case, and the Obergefell excerpt that I distributed last class.
The assignment for Tuesday 12/5 is to continue working on your VL case brief, and to read in the text pp. 123-126, and the Hamer handout. If you weren't in class today and you missed the Hamer handout, the opinion is available at
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/17
POS 383 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In class today, Thursday 11/30, we first discussed the timing of the exam during finals week. The exam will be for the first 75 minutes of the alloted slot, that is, from 2:45-4:00. We then finished up with Zivotofsky by going over the opinions in the case other than the majority, especially those of Thomas and Scalia. We discussed the various opinions in Hamdi. Finally, we went through Powell v. McCormack, and the power of Congress to keep elected members from taking their seats.
The assignment for Tuesday 12/5 is to review Thorton (previously assigned) and to read in the text pp. 94-101 (Baker v. Carr).
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