Constitutional Law: Principles And Policies (Introduction to Law Series) By Erwin Chemerinsky ISBN: 9780735557871 Published: 2006 Number of Pages: 1368 Edition: 3rd Binding: Paperback

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Aspen Publishers Description: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Principles and Policies continues to serve as an incomparably clear introduction to both doctrine and policy in its Third Edition. This highly successful student treatise offers distinct advantages: thorough treatment of all areas of constitutional law covered in both beginning and advanced courses direct, unambiguous identification of the issues takes a neutral approach that examines all sides of constitutional law debates presents both the doctrines and the underlying policy issues of the law, unlike many other texts which emphasize one or the other flexible organization allows the chapters to be used in any order For the Third Edition, the author: updates the entire text, with new material introduced throughout pays special attention to developments between editions, particularly in regard to presidential power in the war on terrorism, the many decisions concerning state sovereign immunity, the controversial rulings concerning the takings clause, the important decisions concerning affirmative action by colleges and universities, and significant developments concerning the Establishment Clause (such as the approval of vouchers and the Ten Commandments decisions) covers the most recent and significant cases, among them Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (executive power to detain enemy combatants), Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs and Tennessee v. Lane (sovereign immunity), Gonzales v. Raich (Congress¿s ability to prohibit possession and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes), City of New London, Connecticut v. Kelo (takings clause), Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger (equal protection), Lawrence v. Texas (sexual privacy), and Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (vouchers)

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number: 2006013584

International Standard Book Number: 073555787X (alk. paper): 9780735557871 (alk. paper)

Geographic Area Code: n-us---

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: KF4549
   - Classification number: KF4550
   - Item number: .C427 2006
   - Item number: .C44 2006

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 342.73

Other Classification Number
   - Number source: bcl
   - Classification number: 86.50

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Chemerinsky, Erwin.

Title Statement
   - Title: Constitutional law :
   - Remainder of title: principles and policies /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Erwin Chemerinsky.

Edition Statement: 3rd ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York, NY :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Aspen Publishers,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2006.

Physical Description
   - Extent: xxv, 1328 p. ;
   - Dimensions: 26 cm.

Series Statement/Added Entry - Title: Aspen treatise series.

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note: Historical background and contemporary themes -- The federal judicial power -- The federal legislative power -- The federal executive power -- Limits on state regulatory and taxing power -- The structure of the constitutions protection of civil rights and civil liberties -- Procedural due process -- Economic liberties -- Equal protection -- Fundamental rights under due process and equal protection -- First amendment : expression -- First Amendment : religion.: Historical background and contemporary themes -- The federal judicial power -- The federal legislative power -- The federal executive power -- Limits on state regulatory and taxing power -- The structure of the constitution's protection of civil rights and civil liberties -- Procedural due process -- Economic liberties -- Equal protection -- Fundamental rights under due process and equal protection -- First amendment: expression -- First Amendment: religion.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Source of heading or term: bclaw
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Constitutional law
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Constitutional_Law
   - Form subdivision: Cases.
   - Geographic subdivision: United States