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American Constitutional Law

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Informationen zum Autor Ralph A. Rossum is Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism at Claremont McKenna College. He has written or co-written eight books! including his most recent! Understanding Clarence Thomas: The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Restoration (Univ. of Kansas Press! 2013). He has served in the U.S. Department of Justice as Deputy Director of its Bureau of Justice Statistics and as a board member of its National Institute of Corrections.G. Alan Tarr is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the centre for State Constitutional Studies! Rutgers University! Camden. He is author of twelve books! including Without Fear or favour: Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability in the American States (Stanford University Press) and Judicial Process and Judicial Policymaking! Sixth Edition (Cengage). He has served as a constitutional consultant in Brazil! Burma! Cyprus! Russia! and South Africa. Three times an NEH Fellow! he is currently editor of a fifty-volume reference series on state constitutions. Klappentext American Constitutional Law! Volume I provides a comprehensive account of the nation's defining document! examining how its provisions were originally understood by those who drafted and ratified it! and how they have since been interpreted by the Supreme Court! Congress! the President! lower federal courts! and state judiciaries. Clear and accessible chapter introductions and a careful balance between classic and recent cases provide students with a sense of how the law has been understood and construed over the years. American Constitutional Law! Volume II provides a comprehensive account of the nation's defining document! examining how its provisions were originally understood by those who drafted and ratified it! and how they have since been interpreted by the Supreme Court! Congress! the President! lower federal courts! and state judiciaries. Clear and accessible chapter introductions and a careful balance between classic and recent cases provide students with a sense of how the law has been understood and construed over the years.Both volumes have been fully revised to include nineteen new cases! including key decisions:Volume I: National labour Relations Board v. Noel Canning ! Zivotofsky v. Kerry ! Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl ! Horne v. Department of Agriculture ! and Comptroller of the Treasure of Maryland v. Wynne .Volume II: Obergefell v. Hodges ! Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores ! Shelby County v. Holder ! Horne v. Department of Agriculture ! and Riley v. California .A revamped and expanded companion website offers access to even more additional cases! an archive of primary documents! and links to online resources! making this text essential for any constitutional law course. A comprehensive core textbook and casebook that emphasizes precedent setting cases and alternative constitutional positions for courses in constitutional law and civil liberties. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive core textbook and casebook that emphasizes precedent setting cases and alternative constitutional positions for courses in constitutional law and civil liberties....

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Authors Ralph Rossum, Ralph a Tarr Rossum, Ralph A. Rossum, G. Alan Tarr
Publisher Perseus Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.08.2016
 
EAN 9780813349985
ISBN 978-0-8133-4998-5
No. of pages 1500
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Political science

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