Library Guides: Civil Rights: Printed Treatises & Commentaries

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Large database of legal materials. HeinOnline is known for its extensive collection of law journals, but it also contains many primary law and legislative history sources such as state and federal session laws, the United States Code, Supreme Court opinions and the U.S. Serial Set, and world constitutions. HeinOnline also contains many specialized collections, including collections focused on capital punishment, immigration law, the history of international law, and gun legislation and regulation in America.
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An index of articles in hundreds of law reviews, legal newspapers, and bar association journals in the U.S. and abroad since 1980. Search by subject or keyword.
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A subject index to selected international and comparative law journals and essays. Covers 1984 to present.
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Treatises & Commentaries

Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell by Thomas E. Baker; Jerre S. Williams
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .Z9 .W53 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Introductory text on U.S. constitutional law.
Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.
May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
First Amendment Law in a Nutshell by Jerome A. Barron; C. Thomas Dienes
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4770 .Z9 .B37 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.
May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
The The Myth of Rights: The purposes and limits of constitutional rights by Ashutosh A. Bhagwat
Call Number: KF 4749 .B48 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Argues that a structural approach to civil rights is more useful than an autonomy based approach.
Also available through the Howard W. Hunter Law Library Oxford Scholarship Online Law subscription.
State & Local Government Civil Rights Liability by Ivan E. Bodensteiner; Rosalie Berger Levinson
Call Number: KF 1325 .C58 .B63 V.1
Publication Date: 1987
Treatise on the grounds upon which state and local governments are subject to suit under federal civil rights acts.
Prisoners' Self Help Litigation Manual by John Boston; Daniel E. Manville
Call Number: KF 9731 .M36 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Also available as an EBSCO eBook.
The Housing Bias: Rethinking land use laws for a diverse new America by Paul Boudreaux
Call Number: KF 5698 .B68 2011
Publication Date: 2011
The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America by David Bradley (Editor); Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room E 185.6 .E544 1998
Publication Date: 1997
Broad survey of the history, meaning and application of civil rights issues in the United States. Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Piercing the Veil of Secrecy: Litigation against U.S. intelligence by Janine M. Brookner
Call Number: KF 1321 .B76 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Looks at problems, defenses, exemptions and legal remedies when employees sue U.S. intelligence (principally the CIA).
Section 1983 Litigation by Michael G. Collins
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 1325 .C58 .C65 2011
Publication Date: 2010
Introductory text on U.S. civil rights law.
Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Civil Rights Actions by Joseph G. Cook
Call Number: KF4749 .C65 1983
Publication Date: 1983
Comprehensive and in-depth treatment of civil rights law, covering history, legislation and forms. This is the major treatise for U.S. civil rights litigation.
Employment Discrimination Coordinator
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 3369 .R42 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Federal and state law and regulations on workplace discrimination, including forms, pleadings and practice aids. Covers gender, age, disability and race discrimination in the employment context. Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties by Paul Finkelman (Editor)
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4747.5 .E53 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Comprehensive treatment of key historical and contemporary issues surrounding civil liberties in America. Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability
Municipal Liability: Law and Practice by Vincent R. Fontana
Call Number: KF 1302 .A2 .F66 2007
Publication Date: 2006
Covers tort liability of and civil rights actions against municipal corporations.
Guarding Life's Dark Secrets: Legal and social controls over reputation, propriety, and privacy by Lawrence Meir Friedman
Call Number: KF 1262 .F75 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Analysis of reputation law in the U.S., covering defamation, blackmail, breach of promise, censorship, privacy, and the threat of surveillance technology.
State Constitutional Law: Litigating Individual Rights, Claims, and Defenses by Jennifer Friesen
Call Number: KF 4750 .Z95 .F75 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Attorney's guide to civil rights, actions, defenses and trial practice issues related to state constitutional law.
Mixed Race America and the Law by Kevin R. Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: KF 4755 .M59 2002
ISBN: 0814742564
Publication Date: 2003
Offers the historical, social and political context surrounding the evolution of U.S. law regarding racial mixtures.
Federal Dataveillance: Implications for constitutional privacy protections by Martin Kuhn
Call Number: KF 1263 .C65 .K84 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Analysis and legal reform argument in the areas of constitutional protections and information privacy.
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation by James A. Kushner
Call Number: KF 4764 .K87 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Argues that a structural approach to civil rights is more useful than an autonomy based approach.
American Privacy: The 400-year history of our most contested right by Frederick S. Lane
Call Number: KF 1262 .L36 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Historical treatment of U.S. government information, confidential communications, data protection, disclosure of information, electronic surveillance and eavesdropping.
Also available as a Proquest eBook.
Civil Rights Law and Practice by Harold S. Lewis; Elizabeth J. Norman
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4749 .L49 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Hornbook providing a comprehensive introduction to civil rights law and practice. Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Sword and Shield Revisited: A practical approach to section 1983 by Mary Massaron Ross (Editor); Edwin P. Voss Jr. (editor)
Call Number: KF 1325 .C58 .S42 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Anthology of scholarly articles addressing the application of Section 1983 in various contexts.
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Margo Gutiérrez; Matt S. Meier
Call Number: HBLL Social Sciences/Education Reference E 184 .M5 M458 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Title must be used at the HBLL.
Also available via HBLL eBook subscription.
Disabling Interpretations: The Americans with Disabilities Act in federal court by Susan Gluck Mezey
Call Number: KF 480 .M49 2005
Publication Date: 2005
Also available as a Proquest eBook.
Rights of Prisoners by Michael B. Mushlin
Call Number: KF 9731 .M87 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Extensive treatise on prisoners' rights law.
Also available via Westlaw.
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation by Sheldon H. Nahmod
Call Number: KF 1325 .C58 .N342 1997
Publication Date: 1997
A comprehensive guide to §1983 litigation intended for lawyers and federal and state judges.
Constitutional Law (Hornbook) by John E. Nowak; Ronald D. Rotunda
Call Number: KF 4550 .N6 2010
Publication Date: 2010
This hornbook treatise provides detailed description and analysis of the structure of the national government and the provisions and doctrines of the U.S. Constitution.
Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Civil Rights in the Workplace by Henry H. Perritt
Call Number: KF 3464 .P48 2001
Publication Date: 2001
A discussion and analysis of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and its impact on employment law.
Modern Constitutional Law by William Rich; Chester James Antieau
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .A75 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Rosenstock's Section 1983 Civil Rights Digest by Richard Rosenstock
Call Number: KF 4746.3 .R67
Publication Date: 1998
Summaries of over 1,500 cases dealing with Section 1983 organized by 250 specific sub-headings.
Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and procedure by Ronald D. Rotunda; John E. Nowak
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .R63 2012
Publication Date: 2012
The most exhaustive general treatise published on constitutional law. Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.
Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery: The constitution, common law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 by George A. Rutherglen
Call Number: KF 4749 .R868 2013
Publication Date: 2012
Examines the central role of the Civil Rights Act in American's long history of civil rights.
Also available via the Howard W. Hunter Law Library Oxford Scholarship Online Law subscription.
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights by David G. Savage
Call Number: KF 4748 .W53 2009
Publication Date: 2009
This reference book examines freedom for ideas, rights of political participation, due process and criminal rights, and equal rights and personal liberties.
Section 1983 Litigation by Martin A. Schwartz; Kathryn R. Urbonya; Federal Judicial Center
Call Number: KF 1325 .C58 .S36 1997-
Publication Date: 1997-
Comprehensive manual on federal civil rights actions and defenses.

Online at the Federal Judicial Center
First Edition (1998) – superseded
Second Edition (2008) – superseded
Third Edition (2014)
Section 1983 Litigation (Looseleaf, 5th Edition) by Martin A. Schwartz
Call Number: KF 1325 .C58 .S36 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Detailed analysis of §1983 of the U.S. Code which authorizes relief when state or local officials violate rights protected under federal law.
Housing Discrimination: Law and litigation by Robert G. Schwemm
Call Number: KF 5740 .S39 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Excellent guide for fair housing advocates and attorneys with point-by-point analysis of U.S. housing discrimination law.
Also available via Westlaw.
Federal Civil Rights Acts by Rodney A. Smolla
Call Number: KF 4749 .A745
Publication Date: 2011-
Well organized treatise on all the major civil rights laws and their practical application.
Library retains current two years only.
Constitutional Civil Rights in a Nutshell by Norman Vieira
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4750 .V54 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Short overview of 14th Amendment case law, covering procedural and substantive due process, equal protection, state action, and state actions under 42 U.S.C. 1983, but omitting criminal procedure and First Amendment issues.
Title must be used on-site.

May be temporarily assigned to Course Reserve, ask at the Circulation Desk about availability.
Hate Crimes Law
Call Number: KF 4749 .H38
Publication Date: 2005-
Handbook and guide to federal and state statutes that address hate or bias-motivated crime and related case law, revised annually.

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