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The U.S. Constitution and The Law
- Constitution of the United States of America -- Analysis and InterpretationAlso known as the Annotated Constitution, this valuable resource is an ongoing overview and analysis of judicial interpretations of each article of the U.S. Constitution and each amendment, as well as other materials, with supporting legal references. The above link takes you to Cornell University's an "unofficial" site. Another option is the Congress.gov. site.
American jurisprudence 2d: A modern comprehensive text statement of American law, State and Federal by
Esteemed legal encyclopedia (second edition) covers hundreds of topics, with links to relevant court cases, statutory law, and other sources.
Call Number: Leyburn & Law KF154 .A42 & EbookPublication Date: 2016
The Cambridge Companion to the United States Constitution by
This Companion provides a broad, historically informed introduction to the study of the US constitutional system...
Call Number: EbookISBN: 1316148483Publication Date: 2018
- Gale Encyclopedia of American LawFormerly West's Encyclopedia of American law, this third edition (2010) consists of 14 volumes and includes nearly 5,000 alphabetically-arranged entries on "persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it." Updated annually by American Law Yearbook.
- A Short & Happy Guide to Constitutional Law Second edition (2019), written by the Dean of the Villanova law school, presents an overview of "the key concepts involved in Con Law."
- Steps to the Supreme Court: A Guided Tour of the American Legal SystemNoted scholar attempts to explain "each step in the legal process [leading to the U.S. Supreme Court."
You may preview the contents. - Journalist's Guide to the Federal CourtsGuide from the Administrative Office of the U. S. is "aimed at helping reporters who cover federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts – the cases, the people, and the process."
American Legal History: A Very Short Introduction by
This Very Short Introduction pivots on an expansive definition of law and the relationship of law to its historical context. "Law," in this book, includes not only basic common law subjects (such as property, torts, and contracts), but statutory and constitutional issues as well, including issues associated with gender, race, and domestic relations ...
Call Number: EbookISBN: 0199766002Publication Date: 2013
What the Founders Read
Documents which influenced the thought of many of the Founders who participated in the Constitution's creation.
America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism by
Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book shows in detail the Enlightenment origin of the US Constitution. It provides vivid analysis of how the Enlightenment's basic ideas were reformulated in the context of America.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 1403972362Publication Date: 2007
- Founders' ConstitutionCompilation of documents important to the development of constitutional government in the U.S. The printed multi-volume set is available in the library collection.
- Colonial Origins of the American Constitution: A Documentary History "A collection of eighty documents which demonstrate how local government in colonial America was the seedbed of American constitutionalism."
- America's founding charters primary documents of Colonial and Revolutionary era governance by
Three-volume set collects "the major documents, with commentary, pertaining to the structure, formation, and functioning of political system in colonial and revolutionary America." Purchase was made possible by the Lois Ferguson and Fred Carrington Cole Endowment.
Call Number: Ebook setISBN: 9780313017599Publication Date: 2006
- American Constitution -- A Documentary Record The Avalon Project at Yale University provides copies of documents critical to Constitutional development in the U.S.