Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, Fourth Edition (LAW018000)

Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, Fourth Edition (LAW018000)

Relied on by students, professors, and practitioners, Erwin <br /> Chemerinsky's popular treatise, <b>Constitutional Law: Principles <br /> and Policies, Fourth Edition</b>, clearly states the law and identifies <br /> the underlying policy issues in each area of constitutional law.<br /> </p><p><b>The characteristics that make this treatise so highly valued include:</b><br /> </p><ul><li><br /> Thorough coverage of all areas of constitutional law, suitable for <br /> both beginning and advanced courses.<br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> Issues are presented clearly and with a neutral approach that examines <br /> all sides in constitutional law issues.<br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> Discussion not only of doctrines but of the underlying policy issues <br /> of the law.<br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> Flexible organization--the chapters can be used separately in any <br /> order.<br /> </li><br /><br /> </ul><br /><br /> <p><br /> <b>Updated throughout, the Fourth Edition:</b><br /> </p><br /><br /> <p><br /> <br /> </p><br /><br /> <ul><br /> <li><br /> Focuses particularly on developments since the publication of the <br /> third edition, including issues involving <b>standing, congressional <br /> power, presidential power and the war on terror, preemption, school <br /> desegregation, abortion rights and voting rights, and First Amendment <br /> issues concerning speech and religion.</b><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> Includes <b>coverage of the most recent and significant cases</b> :<br /> </li><br /><br /> <ul><br /> <li><br /> <i>Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation and its implications for <br /> taxpayer standing</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Boumediene v. Bush and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, concerning the war on <br /> terror</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Wyeth v. Levine and Riegel v. Medtronic (preemption cases)</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Philip Morris USA v. Williams and the law of punitive damages</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>District of Columbia v. Heller (an in-depth look at this case in <br /> a new section on the Second Amendment) </i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Gonzalez v. Carhart and its importance in analyzing issues <br /> concerning abortion rights </i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd. and the law of voting <br /> rights</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District <br /> No. 1, on the use of race in school desegregation</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Garcetti v. Ceballos and its significance for the speech of <br /> government employees</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Randall v. <br /> Sorrell, and Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC (campaign finance law) </i><br /><br /> </li><br /><br /> <li><br /> <i>Morse v. Frederick and student speech</i><br /> </li><br /><br /> </ul><br /><br /> </ul><br /><br /> <p><br /> <br /> </p>