December 13, 2018

POS 384 CIVIL LIBERTIES
In class today, Thursday 12/13, we first finished up our discussion of Jackson Women's Health. We then went through the underlying facts and Thomas' dissent in Gee v. Planned Parenthood. The exam will cover through Gee.
On Tuesday 12/18 from 9:30-10:45, the class will have exam #2. If you are missing any handouts, you must email me with what you need me to bring by 8:00 pm on Monday 12/17.


POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 12/13, we finished our discussion of subject-matter jurisdiction by looking at St. James v. Coinmach and federal diversity of citizenship. We also discussed the other basis of federal subject-matter jurisdiction, federal question jurisdiction. We then went over personal jurisdiction. We looked at 4 bases for asserting jurisdiction over a defendant: service of process within the state; domicile of the defendant; waiver of objection; and minimal contacts by the defendant with the forum state. We discussed Swoboda v. Hero Decks, and why the court there found the lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendant. I then discussed a recent U. S. Supreme Court case, Walden v. Fiore, in which the Court examined whether Nevada had personal jurisdiction over a Georgia drug enforcement agent for his Georgia misdeeds.
On Thursday 12/20 from 9:30-10:45, the class will have exam #2. If you are missing any handouts, you must email me with what you need me to bring by 8:00 pm on Wednesday 12/19.