Now in its Seventh Edition, Constitutional Law and Politics remains the authoritative casebook for the study of Supreme Court decisions in political... science courses.Ample primary source material includes case excerpts with introductions, headnotes, and Special Feature boxes that give students additional context for the cases. This Seventh Edition has been updated with many new cases, including some classics and a number of recent Supreme Court decisions. These recent cases deal with fundamental issues such as abortion (Gonzales v. Carhart), racial integration in schools (Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1), Federal funding of faith-based projects (Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.), and the restrictions of the McCain-Feingold law (Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc).

Now in its Seventh Edition, Constitutional Law and Politics remains the authoritative casebook for the study of... Supreme Court decisions in political science courses.Ample primary source material includes case excerpts with introductions, headnotes, and Special Feature boxes that give students additional context for the cases. This Seventh Edition has been updated with many new cases, including some classics and a number of recent Supreme Court decisions. These recent cases deal with fundamental issues such as abortion (Gonzales v. Carhart), racial integration in schools (Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1), Federal funding of faith-based projects (Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.), and the restrictions of the McCain-Feingold law (Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc).

Market-leading CONSTITIONAL LAW AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 5e uses real-world illustrations, succinct case summaries, and proven learning tools to... equip readers with a solid understanding of our often complex Constitution and criminal justice system. Avoiding confusing "legalese", the book features more than 200 plainly written, summarized cases that introduce readers to the most influential and relevant cases. It also thoroughly covers the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, exploring their application to issues relevant to criminal justice: reasonable search and seizure, double jeopardy, and testifying against oneself. In addition, the Fifth Edition's cutting-edge coverage includes such high-profile topics as immigration, terrorism/homeland security, death row, and more.

This loose-leaf contains the same content and pagination as the casebook edition of Constitutional Law, Chemerinsky, 9780735577176.
Erwin... Chemerinsky's distinctive and brilliant approach has found a wide audience of admirers who enjoy teaching from a combination of carefully selected and edited case excerpts and stunningly lucid and elucidating exposition.

This is the 2012 combined supplement to Varat, Cohen, and Amar's Constitutional Law, 13th Edition and Concise 13th Edition. The supplement is keyed to... the unabridged 13th Edition.

The thirteenth edition continues to provide a comprehensive overview of constitutional law, focusing closely on Supreme Court decisions. Key new... principal cases or case summaries -- running the gamut from separation of powers and due process issues generated by the War on Terror, to questions of special standing of states to sue on behalf of their citizens in the fight against global warming, to abortion rights, school integration, voter registration, limits on punitive damages, eminent domain powers, speech in schools, campaign finance regulation, the role of religion in public life, and the entirely new doctrine of individual gun ownership rights outside of militia service -- include: Massachusetts v Environmental Protection AgencyGonzales v. RaichHamdan v. RumsfeldMedellin v. TexasBoumediene v. BushPhilip Morris USA v. WilliamsKelo v. New LondonGonzales v. CarhartDistrict of Columbia v. HellerParents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardMorse v. FrederickFederal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to LifeDavis v. Federal Election CommissionMcCreary County, Kentucky v. American Civil Liberties Union of KentuckyVan Orden v. Perry Cutter v. Wilkinson These and other cases, along with enhanced discussion materials cutting across constitutional doctrines, give maximum flexibility to instructors to tailor their courses as they see fit, while providing students with a breadth and depth of raw materials from which they can learn to synthesize and analyze, both in the classroom and on their own.

This long-popular constitutional law casebook has been thoroughly revised and updated. The Notes and Questions, which have long been a hallmark of the... book, present a wide range of perspectives for students to consider, rather than reflecting a single point of view that users of the book must either adopt or teach against. Professors will especially like the illuminating and provocative extracts from the literature that accompany the recent ;right to bear arms;war on terror; and ;corporate political campaign expenditure; cases. Chapters on the Dormant Commerce Clause and State Action have been significantly reorganized; and the Equal Protection sections on school integration and affirmative action have been enlarged to account for Parents Involved v. Seattle School District. The authors have significantly tightened the material on abortion, procedural due process, and takings.

One of Constitutional Law: Cases, History, and Dialogues's distinguishing features takes the form of Dialogues in which the authors debate various... topics. Students benefit from exposure, prior to class, to the conflicting perspectives and values surrounding cases before the Supreme Court. The Dialogues present these ideas to students in a concrete way and provide some rare insight into the ideologies that guide the authors of this book. These debates are designed to provide a starting point for impassioned and insightful classroom discussions.

This innovative casebook breaks course content up into teachable "class-sized" chunks and replaces the typical dense note material found in other... casebooks with more of the classic cases presented at greater length with background readings from varied sources. Emphasizing the evolution of constitutional law from the Founding to today, Constitutional Law: Cases in Context, employs a transparent and straightforward organization that is not only easy for students to grasp, but easy for professors to tailor and rearrange to suit various teaching preferences.This unique casebook is designed to be user-friendly for teacher and student alike:primary emphasis is placed on how Constitutional Law has developed rather than on doctrinal details, providing an accessible and engaging way to consider first principles and method, especially for those students without a basic familiarity with constitutional historyto convey the context in which they were decided, the landmark "classic cases" that provide the basic vocabulary of Constitutional Law are presented chronologically, rather than doctrine-by-doctrine to encourage students on their own to discern and begin to internalize the significance of each key court decisionpresenting an overall constitutional narrative is more efficient and less confusing than separately tracing the history of each doctrine, while allowing ample time to cover contemporary issues.both classic and modern cases are generously edited to allow the Justices themselves, rather than the casebook editor, to debate the development of constitutional law in their own words cases, especially the early ones, are judiciously supplemented with other materials to provide further context that draws students into the subject. Rival interpretations of the Constitution by founders, Presidents, and other critics of the Court's decisions are better represented here than in many other casebooks "Study Guide Questions" before each case help students focus attention on salient issuesat 1,408 pages, with textual introductions that are brief and factual and with fewer dense note materials, this casebook is more transparent for professor and student alike. Complementing the casebook:an annual supplement for the casebook, Recent Developments in Constitutional Law, will replace cases that occur later in the materials leaving the early parts of the course more stable from year to year and from future edition to edition (sold separately)This novel but remarkably comfortable casebook offers an accessible and engaging way to teach and learn Constitutional Law. If you are looking for a shorter Constitutional Law casebook with fewer dense notes, be sure to examine Constitutional Law: Cases in Context.

This comprehensive book presents the inner workings of American constitutional law within the framework of the social, legal, and political... contexts from which the cases arose. It addresses the implications of each case on the political system and its effect on the relationship between the Court and the other two branches of government. The book traces each case from the time it is filed to its appearance on the Court's docket, explains the reasoning of the lower court and demonstrates the climate of legal opinion in which the case is presented before the Court. The book includes highlights of Supreme Court arguments with summaries of legal theories offered to the Justices and original source material that show how ideas, thought processes, language, and debate develop into constitutional doctrine. A valuable reference book for anyone who needs a greater understanding of the effect of Supreme Court decisions on our political system.

This is Volume II of a two volume edition of Constitutional Law: Cases in Context. The focus is on civil liberties. Always uses the political, social,... and historical context from which a case developed.

Constitutional Law: Civil Liberty and Individual Rights focuses on freedom, privacy, equality and the right to vote. It emphasizes history and the... interrelation of law, policy and theory. The Sixth Edition expands coverage of the decision making process and the impact of Supreme Court decisions. The book contains approximately 100 principal cases and notes that discuss more than 200 additional cases. It provides brief biographies of many members of the Supreme Court, and draws on the private papers of more than a dozen chief justices and justices.

The concise thirteenth edition continues to provide a fundamental overview of constitutional law, focusing closely on Supreme Court decisions. Key new... principal cases or case summaries running the gamut from separation of powers and due process issues generated by the War on Terror, to questions of special standing of states to sue on behalf of their citizens in the fight against global warming, to abortion rights, school integration, the role of religion in public life, and the entirely new doctrine of individual gun ownership rights outside of militia service include: Massachusetts v Environmental Protection AgencyGonzales v. RaichBoumediene v. BushGonzales v. CarhartDistrict of Columbia v. HellerParents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardMcCreary County, Kentucky v. American Civil Liberties Union of KentuckyVan Orden v. PerryCutter v. Wilkinson These and other cases, along with enhanced discussion materials cutting across constitutional doctrines, give maximum flexibility to instructors to tailor their courses as they see fit, while providing students with a breadth and depth of raw materials from which they can learn to synthesize and analyze, both in the classroom and on their own.