An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100+ Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know - Softcover

Barnett, Randy E.; Blackman, Josh

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Synopsis

This multimedia platform has innovated how constitutional law is studied: incisive and balanced summaries of landmark decisions, written by leading constitutional law scholars, combined with an engaging video library, in an affordable paperback edition. An Introduction to Constitutional Law has been read by tens of thousands of students in law schools, universities, high schools, and homeschools, as well as by people with a general interest in the Supreme Court. An Introduction to Constitutional Law will teach you the narrative of constitutional law as it has developed over the past two centuries. The online video library will bring to life the Supreme Court's 100+ most important decisions. The videos are enriched by photographs, maps, and even audio from the Supreme Court. The Second Edition includes recent Supreme Court cases on abortion, the Second Amendment, and the Free Exercise of Religion, as well as some classic cases on the Freedom of Speech, Criminal Procedure, and Voting Rights. All students—even those unfamiliar with American history—will learn the essential background information to grasp how this body of law has come to be what it is today.

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About the Author

Randy E. Barnett is the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and contracts, and is the Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. Professor Barnett's publications include twelve books, more than one hundred and fifty articles and reviews, as well as numerous op- eds.

Josh Blackman holds the Centennial Chair of Constitutional Law at the South Texas College of Law Houston. Josh is the author of three books, one casebook, five dozen law review articles, and his commentary has appeared in national publications. Josh is the President of the Harlan Institute and founder of FantasySCOTUS.

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