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  • Challenges to the American Founding

    Slavery, Historicism, and Progressivism in the Nineteenth Century

    by John E. Alvis, Herman Belz, Richard J. Dougherty, Thomas L. Krannawitter, John Marini, Will Morrisey, Charles T. Rubin, Joel Schwartz, David Upham ...
    Ronald J. Pestritto's and Thomas G. West's earlier volume The American Founding and the Social Compact addressed the nature of the thought and philosophy of the men who shaped the American founding. In this second volume in a trilogy, Pestritto and West examine the fate of the founders' principles in the nine teeth century, when these principles faced their first great challenges. Support of ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • Uncertain Justice

    The Roberts Court and the Constitution

    by Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz ...
    "Illuminating. . . . [Tribe and Matz] offer well-crafted overviews of key cases decided by the Roberts Court [and] chart the Supreme Court's conservative path." — Chicago TribuneFrom Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Living Constitution

    by David A. Strauss ...
    Series series Inalienable Rights
    Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it. In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims of Scalia, Clarence ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

    Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

    by James F. Simon ...
    The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation -- an account of the battle between President Thomas Jefferson and Chief Justice John Marshall to define the new nation -- brings to vivid life the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Challenge of Originalism

    Theories of Constitutional Interpretation

    Edited by Grant Huscroft, Bradley W. Miller ...
    Originalism is a force to be reckoned with in constitutional interpretation. At one time a monolithic theory of constitutional interpretation, contemporary originalism has developed into a sophisticated family of theories about how to interpret and reason with a constitution. Contemporary originalists harness the resources of linguistic, moral, and political philosophy to propose methodologies for ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Renegade Amish

    Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers

    by Donald B. Kraybill ...
    How a series of violent Amish-on-Amish attacks shattered the peace of a peace-loving people and led to a new interpretation of the federal hate crime law.On the night of September 6, 2011, terror called at the Amish home of the Millers. Answering a late-night knock from what appeared to be an Amish neighbor, Mrs. Miller opened the door to her five estranged adult sons, a daughter, and their ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • America's Forgotten Constitutions

    by Robert L. Tsai ...
    Robert Tsai's history invites readers into the circle of defiant groups who refused to accept the Constitution's definition of who "We the People" are and how their authority should be exercised. It is the story of America as told by dissenters: squatters, Native Americans, abolitionists, socialists, internationalists, and racial nationalists. ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence

    Text and Tradition

    by Ralph A. Rossum ...
    Lionized by the right and demonized by the left, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is the high court's quintessential conservative. Witty, outspoken, often abrasive, he is widely regarded as the most controversial member of the Court.This book is the first comprehensive, reasoned, and sympathetic analysis of how Scalia has decided cases during his entire twenty-year Supreme Court tenure. Ralph ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • God on Trial

    Landmark Cases from America's Religious Battlefields

    by Peter Irons ...
    An insightful and dramatic account of religious conflicts that keep America divided, from the acclaimed author of A People's History of the Supreme CourtAs the United States has become increasingly conservative, both politically and socially, in recent years, the fight between the religious right and those advocating for the separation of church and state has only intensified. As he did in A ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Your Highness Let Me Speak

    Words To Elate

    by Dode Sescri ...
    Series series Words To Elate
    When the judiciary fails to deliver justice and turns a blind eye to the trouble in the streets, it's the time for the ordinary folks to convince them to do something, "we see people wasting away, we are losing lives, social structures have lost their steering and direction, even a police station is not a safe place to hide anymore," says a young activist lawyer to the supreme court judge, "all ... Read more

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  • From Dual to Cooperative Federalism

    The Changing Structure of European Law

    by Robert Schütze ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in European Law
    What is the federal philosophy inspiring the structure of European law? The federal principle stands for constitutional arrangements that find "unity in diversity". The two most influential manifestations of the federal principle emerged under the names of "dual" and "cooperative" federalism in the constitutional history of the United States of America. Dual federalism is based on the idea that ... Read more

    $45.89 USD

  • Public Law

    by Adam Tomkins ...
    Series series Clarendon Law Series
    Written in the well-established tradition of the Clarendon Law Series, Public Law offers a stimulating re-interpretation of the central themes and problems of English constitutional law. It offers full consideration of the historical development of public law. This book is an introduction that will be especially appealing to the enquiring student who is looking to reflect critically on the ... Read more

    $53.09 USD