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Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell by Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .Z9 .W53 2003Publication Date: 2003Introductory 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
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4770 .Z9 .B37 2008Publication Date: 2008Current 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 Call Number: KF 4749 .B48 2010Publication Date: 2010Argues 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 byCall Number: KF 1325 .C58 .B63 V.1Publication Date: 1987Treatise on the grounds upon which state and local governments are subject to suit under federal civil rights acts.
Prisoners' Self Help Litigation Manual by Call Number: KF 9731 .M36 2010Publication Date: 2010Also available as an EBSCO eBook.
The Housing Bias: Rethinking land use laws for a diverse new America by Call Number: KF 5698 .B68 2011Publication Date: 2011
The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America by Call Number: Reserve Reading Room E 185.6 .E544 1998Publication Date: 1997Broad 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 byCall Number: KF 1321 .B76 2003Publication Date: 2003Looks at problems, defenses, exemptions and legal remedies when employees sue U.S. intelligence (principally the CIA).
Section 1983 Litigation by
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 1325 .C58 .C65 2011Publication Date: 2010Introductory 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 byCall Number: KF4749 .C65 1983Publication Date: 1983Comprehensive 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 CoordinatorCall Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 3369 .R42 2004Publication Date: 2004Federal 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 Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4747.5 .E53 2006Publication Date: 2006Comprehensive 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 byCall Number: KF 1302 .A2 .F66 2007Publication Date: 2006Covers 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 Call Number: KF 1262 .F75 2007Publication Date: 2007Analysis 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 byCall Number: KF 4750 .Z95 .F75 2000Publication Date: 2000Attorney's guide to civil rights, actions, defenses and trial practice issues related to state constitutional law.
Mixed Race America and the Law by Call Number: KF 4755 .M59 2002ISBN: 0814742564Publication Date: 2003Offers the historical, social and political context surrounding the evolution of U.S. law regarding racial mixtures.Federal Dataveillance: Implications for constitutional privacy protections by
Call Number: KF 1263 .C65 .K84 2007Publication Date: 2007Analysis and legal reform argument in the areas of constitutional protections and information privacy.- Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation byCall Number: KF 4764 .K87 2004Publication Date: 2004Argues 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 Call Number: KF 1262 .L36 2009Publication Date: 2009Historical 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 Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4749 .L49 2004Publication Date: 2004Hornbook 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 byCall Number: KF 1325 .C58 .S42 1998Publication Date: 1998Anthology of scholarly articles addressing the application of Section 1983 in various contexts.
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: HBLL Social Sciences/Education Reference E 184 .M5 M458 2000Publication Date: 2000Title must be used at the HBLL.
Also available via HBLL eBook subscription.
Disabling Interpretations: The Americans with Disabilities Act in federal court by Call Number: KF 480 .M49 2005Publication Date: 2005Also available as a Proquest eBook.- Rights of Prisoners byCall Number: KF 9731 .M87 2009Publication Date: 2009Extensive treatise on prisoners' rights law.
Also available via Westlaw. - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation byCall Number: KF 1325 .C58 .N342 1997Publication Date: 1997A comprehensive guide to §1983 litigation intended for lawyers and federal and state judges.
Constitutional Law (Hornbook) by
Call Number: KF 4550 .N6 2010Publication Date: 2010This 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 byCall Number: KF 3464 .P48 2001Publication Date: 2001A discussion and analysis of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and its impact on employment law.
Modern Constitutional Law by Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .A75 2011Publication Date: 2011Title 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 byCall Number: KF 4746.3 .R67Publication Date: 1998Summaries of over 1,500 cases dealing with Section 1983 organized by 250 specific sub-headings.
- Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and procedure byCall Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .R63 2012Publication Date: 2012The 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 Call Number: KF 4749 .R868 2013Publication Date: 2012Examines 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 Call Number: KF 4748 .W53 2009Publication Date: 2009This 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 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) byCall Number: KF 1325 .C58 .S36 2012Publication Date: 2012Detailed 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 byCall Number: KF 5740 .S39 1990Publication Date: 1990Excellent 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 byCall Number: KF 4749 .A745Publication 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
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4750 .V54 1998Publication Date: 1998Short 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 LawCall Number: KF 4749 .H38Publication Date: 2005-Handbook and guide to federal and state statutes that address hate or bias-motivated crime and related case law, revised annually.
