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Treatises on the United States Constitution
Understanding Constitutional Law by
Call Number: Fourth Floor Law & Religion Center KF 4550 .R43 2012Publication Date: 2012A basic introduction to constitutional law designed for student use, but also useful as an overview for the practicing attorney.
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 Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and interpretation : analysis of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 28, 2012 byCall Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4527 2013Publication Date: 2013Centennial edition – title must be used on-site.
This "U.S. Constitution Annotated" covers major cases interpreting the U.S. Constitution arranged according to its articles and amendments. Updated every two years. Online access is at: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo40285 Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Call Number: KF 4548 .E53 2000 V.1-6Publication Date: 2000-06-19Major reference work on the U.S. Constitution, with legal, historical and political perspectives.
Also available as a Proquest eBook.
Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court by Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4549 .F56 2008Publication Date: 2008Summarizes over 1,200 U.S. Supreme Court major decisions, covering 1791-2007. Title must be used on-site.
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.- Interpreting the Founding: Guide to the enduring debates over the origins and foundations of the American republic byCall Number: KF 4541 .G53 2009Publication Date: 2009Examines political and legal views of American constitutional history.
Understanding the Founding: The crucial questions by Call Number: KF 4541 .G534 2010Publication Date: 2010A historiographical study of the U.S. Founders.
Supreme Conflict: The inside story of the struggle for control of the United States Supreme Court by Call Number: KF 8742 .G73 2007Publication Date: 2007A journalistic examination of the U.S. Supreme Court during 1993-2005, the longest period that nine justices served together without a change in the court's membership.
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 8742 .A34 .O93 2005Publication Date: 2005Encylopedic reference work on the U.S. Supreme Court. Current edition must be used on-site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.
Constitutions Compared: An introduction to comparative constitutional law by Call Number: K 3184 .H47 2012Publication Date: 2012Examines five countries' constitutions: France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.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.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: The most influential decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States by Call Number: KF 8742 .H37 2012 V.1-3Publication Date: 2011Reference guide to major U.S. Supreme Court decisions, organized by legal sub-topics..
A Practical Companion to the Constitution: How the Supreme Court has ruled on issues from abortion to zoning by Call Number: KF 4548 .L54 1999 (+ supplements)Publication Date: 1999Topically arranged reference guide to U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Great American Court Cases Series by Call Number: KF 385 .A4 .G68 1999Publication Date: 1999Briefly summarizes major U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Hornbook on Constitutional Law by
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room 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.
Constitutional Debates on Freedom of Religion: A documentary history by Call Number: KF 4783 .C66 1999Publication Date: 1999A collection of over 70 primary documents detailing the history of religious liberty and freedom of religion in the United States.
Also available as a Proquest eBook.
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.- 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.
Guide to the U. S. Supreme Court by Call Number: KF 8742 .W567 2010 V.1-2Publication Date: 2010Reference compendium of info on the Court, including its history, organization, and politics.
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.Supreme Court Practice by
Call Number: KF 9057 .S8 2013Publication Date: 2013A complete and scholarly description and analysis of the process of appealing a case to the United States Supreme Court, considered the "bible" for those practicing before the Court.
Also available from Bloomberg Law (subscription required).
The President Shall Nominate: How Congress trumps executive power by Call Number: KF 5050 .S66 2008Publication Date: 2008Political and historical analysis of the President's power to nominate, focusing on the pre-nomination process and shared power between the executive and legislative branches of government.- The Supreme Court Yearbook byCall Number: KF 8741 .A152 .S87 1993/94-2000/01Publication Date: 1993-2001Annual summary of every case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during that term. The Law Library has 1993/94 to 2000/01 only.
American Constitutional Law by
Call Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4550 .T74 2000 V.1Publication Date: 2000Textbook approach to federal constitutional law (primarily structural and procedural issues). Volume 2 on substantive constitutional law was planned, but never written.
Most-recent edition must be used on site. Older editions may be available in the main collection.
The Constitution of the United States of America: A contextual analysis by Call Number: KF 4550 .T87co 2009Publication Date: 2009Examines the way politics has given meaning to the Constitution and helped adapt it, even as the text has remained virtually unchanged for over 200 years.- United States Law Week (Bloomberg Law) byCall Number: Lslf. Coll. KF 8741 .A514 V.39-82Publication Date: 1933-Full-text of current U.S. Supreme Court decisions, plus news and commentaries. The Law Library has v. 39 (1969)-present.
Volumes must be used on-site. 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.
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2010 by Call Number: KF 4557 .V555 2010 V.1-2Publication Date: 2010A guide to the U.S. Constitution, its 27 Amendments, and the over 10,000 other proposed amendments, treated in 400 topical entries.
Also available as an EBSCo eBook.- Readings on the origins of the constitution of the United States of America: Foundations of American constitutional law byCall Number: Reserve Reading Room KF 4520 .W37 2009Publication Date: 2009Title must be used on-site.
