Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course - Softcover

Epstein, Lee; Walker, Thomas G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1483307808 ISBN 13: 9781483307800

Publisher: Cq Pr, 2014

Synopsis

Political factors influence judicial decisions. Drawing on political science as much as from legal studies, this book helps students realize that Supreme Court cases are more than just legal names and citations.

About this title

About the Author:

Lee Epstein is Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Science Foundation for her work on law and legal institutions, Epstein has authored or co-authored over 100 articles and essays, as well as 15 books, including The Choices Justices Make (co-authored with Jack Knight), which won the Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law and Courts and the Lasting Contribution Award for making a "lasting impression on the field of law and courts." The Constitutional Law for a Changing America series (co-authored with Thomas G. Walker) received the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. Her most recent books are The Behavior of Federal Judges, with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner, and An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research, with Andrew D. Martin. Thomas G. Walker is the Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science at Emory University, where he teaches courses in constitutional law and the judicial process. He is the coauthor of A Court Divided (1988), with Deborah Barrow, which won the V. O. Key, Jr. Award for the best book on southern politics, and the Constitutional Law for a Changing America series, with Lee Epstein. He is also author of Eligible for Execution: The Story of the Daryl Atkins Case (2009).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cq Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1483307808
• ISBN 13: 9781483307800
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 828