Constitutional law and politics / David M. O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, David M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional law--United States--Cases.

Constitutional law.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Genre:

Casebooks (Law)

Trials, litigation, etc.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2011]

Summary:

Beautifully organized and thorough, this casebook for constitutional law courses offers students the political and historical context for each case, as well as introductory chapters on the politics of constitutional interpretation and Supreme Court decision-making which describe the underlying theories that lead justices to formulate such widely different conclusions. Each case is presented with a brief introduction giving its significance, and introductions are provided at the beginning of each thematic chapter that indicate the historical and political import of the cases that follow, as well as other themes. New to the 8th edition are updated introductions, cases, highlights of the Court's terms through 2009-2010, new inset boxes, and a new section on how to research legal materials. This is the 2nd of 2 volumes: Vol.1 is titled Struggles for power and governmental accountability. O'Brien is at the U. of Virginia. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

V. 1. Struggles for power and governmental accountability

v. 2. Civil rights and civil liberties.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780393935493

0393935493

9780393935509

0393935507

OCLC:

668193665