American Constitutional Law Volume I

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American Constitutional Law 11e Volume I provides a comprehensive account of the nations defining document examining how its provisions were originally understood by those who drafted and ratified it and how they have since been interpreted by the Supreme Court Congress the President lower federal courts and state judiciaries. Clear and accessible chapter introductions and a careful balance between classic and recent cases provide students with a sense of how the law has been understood and construed over the years. The 11th Edition has been fully revised to include several new cases including Trump v. Hawaii (2018) in which Chief Justice Roberts held that Korematsu v. United States "has been overruled in the court of history"; Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) in which Justice Alitos majority opinion provides the most compelling argument to date against federal commandeering of state officials; and Sveen v. Melin (2018) a Contract Clause case that shows the Courts continuing refusal to give a textualist reading of that provision even in the face of Justice Gorsuchs compelling and amusing dissent. A revamped and expanded companion website offers access to even more additional cases an archive of primary documents and links to online resources making this text essential for any constitutional law course.