American Constitutional Law: Constitutional Rights: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (2) - Softcover

Fisher, Louis; Harriger, Katy J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1531009549 ISBN 13: 9781531009540

Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr, 2019

Synopsis

This book, in addition to analyzing and including excerpts of court decisions, highlights the efforts of legislatures, executives, the states, and the general public to participate in an ongoing political dialogue about the meaning of the Constitution. It therefore rejects the idea that elected leaders and the public must passively receive and obey a series of unilateral and final judicial commands. The book covers all new developments in case law, congressional statutes, presidential policies, and initiatives undertaken by states under their own constitutions. Included are readings not only from cases but congressional floor debates, committee reports, committee hearings, presidential vetoes and statements, opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department, state activity, Federalist papers, and professional journals.

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About the Author

Louis Fisher is Scholar in Residence at the Constitution Project. Previously, he worked for four decades at the Library of Congress as Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers (Congressional Research Service, from 1970 to 1996) and Specialist in Constitutional Law (Law Library, from 2006 to 2010). Katy Harriger is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531009549
• ISBN 13: 9781531009540
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1232