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Constitutional Law: Undergraduate Edition, Volume 2

3rd Edition
Gregory E. Maggs | Peter J. Smith
ISBN: 9781685614690
Subject: Constitutional Law
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 1593
Copyright: 2023 | Status: In Stock
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Volume 2 of the third edition of the casebook is designed specifically for use by undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in Constitutional Law but who are not law students. The casebook differs from many other textbooks aimed at this audience because it enables students to read the Supreme Court’s decisions rather than just reading about them. To make this possible, the casebook defines legal terms, explains court procedures, and provides other background information that would be unfamiliar to non-law students. In writing the book, the authors have strived to make constitutional law easily teachable and readily accessible. They have selected the cases very carefully and provided extensive excerpts of the opinions so that students get a good sense of the Court's reasoning. Text boxes call the students' attention to important aspects of each opinion, and the book is filled with introductions, points for discussion, hypotheticals, and executive summaries. The authors present a diversity of views on every subject, and, reflecting some of their own disagreements, the authors have written point-counterpoint discussions on many disputed questions. Volume 2 focuses on individual rights, including the rights protected by the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the provisions guaranteeing rights to those accused of crimes.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Higher Education Coursebook
Publication Date: 04/24/2023

Gregory E. Maggs, George Washington University Law School

Peter J. Smith, George Washington University Law School

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Volume 2 of the third edition includes important recently decided cases, including Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (on the right to an abortion); New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (on the right to keep and bear arms); Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. by and through Levy and Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (on the right to free speech); and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, and Carson v. Makin (on the freedom of religion). The third edition also contains new problems based on recent cases concerning discrimination on the basis of religion and physical takings.

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