Authoritative coverage analyzes the constitutional issues that are studied and litigated today. This text presents the origins of judicial review and federal jurisdiction, and the sources of national authority. Discusses federal commerce and fiscal powers. Overviews individual liberties and due process. Also covers freedom of speech and religion. Throughout the book, there are summations of the Supreme Court’s work and evaluations of the judicial process.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law. Previously, he was Assistant Counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee, practiced law in Washington, D.C., and clerked for Judge Walter R. Mansfield of the Second Circuit of Appeals. He has also served as a visiting Professor of Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. A former editor of the Harvard Law Review, Professor Rotunda graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and Harvard University. He is a member of the American Law Institute, a member of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examining Committee, and a former editor of the Board of Contributing Editors of the Corporation Law Review. He has also authored Modern Constitutional Law: Cases and Notes, as well as various other books and articles on constitutional law and legal ethics.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWest Group
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0314237488
- ISBN 13 9780314237484
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number6
- Number of pages1546
-
Rating