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Constitutional Law

1. Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

   David M. O'Brien

   Eighth Edition / Volume(s): 2

   The most cases to choose from, with the contextual headnotes students need to make sense of—and engage with—American constitutional law and politics.More

2. Constitutional Law and Politics: Struggles for Power and Governmental Accountability

   David M. O'Brien

   Eighth Edition / Volume(s): 1

   The most cases to choose from, with the contextual headnotes students need to make sense of—and engage with—American constitutional law and politics.More

3. Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics

   David M. O'Brien

   Ninth Edition

   An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court written by a top scholar and commentator.More

4. The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration

   Jack Goldsmith

   A central player’s account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America.More

5. Equal: Women Reshape American Law

   Fred Strebeigh

   The dramatic, untold story of how women battled blatant inequities in America's legal system.
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6. The End of Inequality: One Person, One Vote and the Transformation of American Politics

   Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder, Jr.

   The End of Inequality takes a close look at Baker v. Carr, the pivotal Supreme Court case that established the right to equal representation in state legislatures for every American.More

7. Judicious Choices: The Politics of Supreme Court Confirmations

   Mark Silverstein

   Second Edition

   Traces the increasing contentiousness and publicity surrounding the confirmation of nominees to the Supreme Court and argues that such changes are the result of trends in the political process, the expansion of judicial power, and changes in the Senate.
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8. War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present

   Geoffrey R. Stone

   An essential work on the challenges of preserving civil liberties in wartime by a preeminent scholar of constitutional law.More

9. Strangers on a Hill: Congress and the Court

   Ross K. Baker

   When Ross K. Baker's House and Senate first appeared in 1989, it became an instant favorite among students and instructors for its engaging and highly accessible description of congressional processes.More

10. A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law

    Mark Tushnet

    "An incisive consideration of the Supremes, offering erudite yet accessible clues to legal thinking on the most important level."--Kirkus ReviewsMore

11. The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State

    Isaac Kramnick, R. Laurence Moore

    "A timely, well-written and scholarly polemic for the separation of church and state."--Bernard Crick, The New StatesmanMore

12. Building the Rule of Law: Francis Nyalali and the Road to Judicial Independence in Africa

    Jennifer A. Widner

    "[I]ndependence of the judiciary, impartiality of adjudication, fairness of trial, and integrity of the adjudicator are so universally accepted that one may reasonably conclude that these principles are inherent to any justice system in a democracy…there is no doubt that these same principles are part of the African dream."—Francis Nyalali, Chief Justice of Tanzania, 1976–1999More

13. New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution

    Alan Brinkley, Nelson W. Polsby, Kathleen M. Sullivan

    Three prominent and highly visible writers confront the threats posed by current challenges to the American Constitution.More

14. Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes

    Laurence H. Tribe

    "An important work on a monumental subject." —Anna Quindlen, New York Times Book ReviewMore

15. The American Constitution: Its Origins and Development

    Herman Belz, Winfred Harbison, Alfred H. Kelly

    Seventh Edition / Volume(s): 1

    In this new edition of the standard text in the field of American constitutional history, Herman Belz has brought the most up-to-date scholarship to bear on discussions from the adoption of the Constitution through the retirement of Justice Brennan and the confirmation of David Scouter to the U.S. Supreme Court.More