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The seventh edition of the casebook, which is suitable either for a one- or two-semester course, strives to make constitutional law easily teachable and readily accessible for students. The authors 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.

This title utilizes the CasebookPlus™ platform. Anchored by faculty-authored self-assessments, CasebookPlus allows students to test their understanding of core concepts as they are learning them in class with quizzes keyed to each chapter, subject area review quizzes, and helpful explanations. Learn more at Faculty-CasebookPlus.com.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Interactive Casebook Series
Publication Date: 04/03/2026

Gregory E. Maggs, George Washington University Law School

Peter J. Smith, George Washington University Law School

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The seventh edition includes important recently decided cases, including Trump v. United States (on presidential immunity); Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (on equal protection and affirmative action); United States v. Skrmetti (on equal protection and gender identity); 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (on compelled speech); and Mahmoud v. Taylor (on free exercise and the right of parents to opt out of public school lessons). The seventh edition also contains new problems based on recent cases concerning standing and content-based regulation of speech.

Changes to the seventh edition include:

  • 8 new Supreme Court cases;
  • 2 new problems based on other recent Supreme Court cases;
  • streamlining of case excerpts

Learn more about this series.