Judicial decisions are influenced by myriad political factors, from lawyers and interest groups, to the shifting sentiments of public opinion, to the ideological and behavioral inclinations of the justices. In Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice, Ninth Edition authors Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker show how these dynamics shape the development of constitutional doctrine. Known for fastidious revising and streamlining, the authors incorporate the latest scholarship in the fields of both political science and legal studies and offer rock-solid analysis of both classic and contemporary landmark cases, including key opinions handed down through the 2015 session. Filled with additional supporting material photographs of the litigants, sidebars comparing the U.S. with other nations, and "Aftermath" boxes that tell the stories of the parties' lives after the Supreme Court has acted the text encourages greater student engagement with the material and a more complete understanding of the American constitution."
J. D. and Ethel Lee Shelley, an African American couple, moved from Mississippi to Missouri just before World War II. ... J. D. Shelley. and. Ethel. Lee. Shelley: A contract that on the basis of race denies the right to acquire, occupy, ...
This book is ideal for Constitutional Law courses in the two-semester sequence that covers powers and constraints.
A companion volume to Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties and Justice, this volume analyzes institutional authority, including the separation of powers; nation state relations; commerce and tax...
Can the federal government force local governments to enforce the Brady bill gun control law?Analyzes the institutional authority of government as it is interpreted in important Court decisions, including nation-state relations and economic ...
Additionally, Thomas G. Walker is the Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science at Emory University and co-author of A Court Divided, which won the V. O. Key, Jr. Award for the best book on southern politics.
Ideal for a one semester course, the Ninth Edition of A Short Course offers all the hallmarks of the Rights and Powers volumes (also included in the Constitutional Law for a Changing America series) in a more condensed format.
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: rights, liberties, and justice. Supplement
Constitutional Law For A Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice, 6th Edition
More than a historical overview, the book also considers the development of same-sex marriage as a political and legal issue in our time.