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Processes of constitutional decisionmaking : cases and materials / Paul Brest, Former Dean and Professor Emeritus (active), Stanford Law School; Sanford Levinson, W. St. John Garwood & W. St. John Garwood, Jr., Centennial Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School; Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, Yale Law School; Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School; Reva B. Siegel, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Professor of Law, Yale Law School.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Aspen casebook seriesEdition: Seventh editionDescription: xxxvii, 1803 pages ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781454887492
  • 1454887494
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Processes of constitutional decisionmaking.LOC classification:
  • KF4550 .B723 2018
Contents:
Note: The "Constitution of conversation" and the "Constitution of settlement" -- The Bank of the United States : a case study -- The Constitution in the early republic -- Are we a nation? : the Jacksonian era to the Civil War, 1835-1865 -- From Reconstruction to the New Deal : 1866-1934 -- The New Deal and the civil rights era -- Federalism, separation of powers, and national security in the modern era -- Race and the equal protection clause -- Sex equality -- Liberty, equality, and fundamental rights : the Constitution, the family, and the body -- The Constitution in the modern welfare state.
Summary: "[This book considers] constitutional questions in a broad historical context, with...insights from contemporary scholars. This book has been updated to include all new developments in the field, and delivers...chapters on the constitutional treatment of sex equality, race, civil rights, separation of powers, and federalism. Key [features include the following recent cases and materials]: Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage); Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (abortion regulation); Zivotofsky v. Kerry (presidential power); Fisher v. University of Texas (affirmative action); new discussion of cooperative federalism; and Sessions v. Morales-Santana (sex equality)."--Other editions: Revision of: Brest, Paul. Processes of constitutional decisionmaking.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note: The "Constitution of conversation" and the "Constitution of settlement" -- The Bank of the United States : a case study -- The Constitution in the early republic -- Are we a nation? : the Jacksonian era to the Civil War, 1835-1865 -- From Reconstruction to the New Deal : 1866-1934 -- The New Deal and the civil rights era -- Federalism, separation of powers, and national security in the modern era -- Race and the equal protection clause -- Sex equality -- Liberty, equality, and fundamental rights : the Constitution, the family, and the body -- The Constitution in the modern welfare state.

"[This book considers] constitutional questions in a broad historical context, with...insights from contemporary scholars. This book has been updated to include all new developments in the field, and delivers...chapters on the constitutional treatment of sex equality, race, civil rights, separation of powers, and federalism. Key [features include the following recent cases and materials]: Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage); Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (abortion regulation); Zivotofsky v. Kerry (presidential power); Fisher v. University of Texas (affirmative action); new discussion of cooperative federalism; and Sessions v. Morales-Santana (sex equality)."--

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