The Rhode Island State Constitution

Flanders Robert J. Conley Patrick T.

ISBN 10: 019977871X / ISBN 13: 9780199778713

Published by Oxford University Press, 2011

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Print on Demand pp. 374.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rhode Island State Constitution
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019977871X
• ISBN 13: 9780199778713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In The Rhode Island State Constitution Patrick T. Conley and Robert J. Flanders provide an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Rhode Island's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, along with a table of cases, index, and bibliography provides an unsurpassed reference guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of Rhode Island's constitution.

About the Author

Dr. Patrick T. Conley is currently an attorney in Rhode Island and has handled more than forty Supreme Court appeals since 1979. Prior to this, he was a Professor of History and Constitutional Law at Providence College for thirty years. Dr. Conley was a research advisor to the Constitutional Convention of Rhode Island. He holds a doctorate in History from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from Suffolk University.

Justice Robert G. Flanders, Jr. is a former Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. He is currently a partner at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP.