Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, Fourth Edition (LAW018000)

Relied on by students, professors, and practitioners, Erwin
Chemerinsky's popular treatise, Constitutional Law: Principles
and Policies, Fourth Edition, clearly states the law and identifies
the underlying policy issues in each area of constitutional law.

The characteristics that make this treatise so highly valued include:

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  Thorough coverage of all areas of constitutional law, suitable for
  both beginning and advanced courses.
  



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  Issues are presented clearly and with a neutral approach that examines
  all sides in constitutional law issues.
  



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  Discussion not only of doctrines but of the underlying policy issues
  of the law.
  



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  Flexible organization--the chapters can be used separately in any
  order.
  

Updated throughout, the Fourth Edition:

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  Focuses particularly on developments since the publication of the
  third edition, including issues involving standing, congressional
  power, presidential power and the war on terror, preemption, school
  desegregation, abortion rights and voting rights, and First Amendment
  issues concerning speech and religion.
  



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  Includes coverage of the most recent and significant cases :
  





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  Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation and its implications for
  taxpayer standing
  



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  Boumediene v. Bush and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, concerning the war on
  terror
  



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  Wyeth v. Levine and Riegel v. Medtronic (preemption cases)
  



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  Philip Morris USA v. Williams and the law of punitive damages
  



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  District of Columbia v. Heller (an in-depth look at this case in
  a new section on the Second Amendment)
  



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  Gonzalez v. Carhart and its importance in analyzing issues
  concerning abortion rights
  



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  Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd. and the law of voting
  rights
  



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  Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District
  No. 1, on the use of race in school desegregation
  



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  Garcetti v. Ceballos and its significance for the speech of
  government employees
  



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  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Randall v.
  Sorrell, and Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC (campaign finance law)
  
  



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  Morse v. Frederick and student speech