February 27, 2018

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 2/27, I first went over some questions about the Legassie case brief due Thursday. I clarified that you can ignore, for all segments of the brief, all the charges other than the indecent conduct; that there were two issues; and that the "facts" need to answer the question of what circumstances make one side a winner. We then did an in-class exercise of a Sample Test in preparation for Exam #1 on Tuesday 3/6. If you are missing any handouts, you need to email me by 8:00 pm on Monday 3/5 to let me know that you want me to bring them to the exam. Finally we went over the hypothetical variations from Speelman that I handed out last week. The idea was to test our holding for Speelman (e.g., what if you know that the tenant isn't living at home, but you don't know exactly where she is). On Thursday 3/1, after going over the Legassie case briefs, I want to go over the U.S. Supreme Court case of Jones v. Flowers, as well as go over the question of whether Speelman will have any actual defenses to the revocation of her subsidy, now that she's gotten the right to have a hearing.
The assignment for Thursday 3/1 is to finish your Legassie case briefs (due at the beginning of class). If for any reason you can't be in class Thursday to hand the case brief in, you should email it to me by the beginning of class. Also, review Katko v. Briney (p.39) previously assigned.


POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Tuesday 2/27, we first went over some aspects of the Wesby outline due on Thursday. We discussed how Thomas divided his opinion into analysis of the issues themselves, and then analysis of how the lower court went wrong. We then did an in-class exercise of a Sample Test in preparation for Exam #1 on Tuesday 3/6. If you are missing any handouts, you need to email me by 8:00 pm on Monday 3/5 to let me know that you want me to bring them to the exam. Then we went over the Safford v. Redding majority opinion. On Thursday, after we go over Wesby, I plan to start with the dissent in Safford.
The assignment for Thursday 3/1 is is to finish your Wesby outline (due at the beginning of class). If for any reason you can't be in class Thursday to hand the case brief in, you should email it to me by the beginning of class. Also, read in the text through p. 498, including Terry v. Ohio.