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Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change by Jeffrey (edt) Rosen Publisher Comments At the beginning of the twenty-first century, breathtaking changes in technology are posing stark challenges to our constitutional values. From free speech to privacy, from liberty and personal autonomy to the right against self-incrimination, basic... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Hardcover 
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Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance (Inalienable Rights) by J Harvie Wilkinson Publisher Comments American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Hardcover
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States by Pauline Maier Publisher Comments Just in time for Independence Day, here is a pocket-sized edition of the United States' most important documents. Featuring a lively Introduction by Pauline Maier, the author of "American Scripture", a "New York Times" Top Ten Book of 1997, this pairing... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Connecticut State Constitution (Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United) by Wesley W. Horton Publisher Comments The Connecticut State Constitution is the only comprehensive analysis of the Connecticut Constitution and its individual provisions. In this fully revised second edition, Wesley W. Horton presents a comprehensive overview of Connecticut's constitutional... (read more) Your price: $169.75 New - Hardcover
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Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty by Randy E Barnett Publisher Comments "Step by step, Randy Barnett constructs an intriguing case for a moderately libertarian natural-rights Constitution that allows government action only when, and because, doing so protects the generously defined liberties of each person. Along the way he... (read more) List Price $33.75 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Law of Peoples by John Rawls Publisher Comments This book consists of two parts: the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," first published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples," a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination... (read more) List Price $30.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Invisible Constitution (Inalienable Rights) by Laurence H. Tribe Publisher Comments As everyone knows, the United States Constitution is a tangible, visible document. Many see it in fact as a sacred text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. Yet as renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows, what is... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It) by Sanford Levinson Publisher Comments Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of incompetent presidents nor assure continuity of government following... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Framed: America's Fifty-One Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance by Sanford Levinson Publisher Comments In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctimonious reverence," but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Against Obligation: The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy by Abner S. Greene Publisher Comments Do citizens of a nation such as the United States have a moral duty to obey the law? Do officials, when interpreting the Constitution, have an obligation to follow what that text meant when ratified? To follow precedent? To follow what the Supreme Court... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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Constitutional Law : Principles and Policies (4TH 11 Edition) by Erwin Chemerinsky Book News Annotation Concentrating on key fundamentals, this introductory volume on constitutional law provides detailed analysis and discussion on constitutional history, Supreme Court decisions and legislative actions surrounding the nation's foundational legal document.... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $57.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court by Cliff Sloan Publisher Comments Following the bitterly contested election between Adams and Jefferson in 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, it became... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When the Nazis Came to Skokie: Freedom for Speech We Hate (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) by Philippa Strum Publisher Comments In the Chicago suburb of Skokie, one out of every six Jewish citizens in the late 1970s was a survivor -- or was directly related to a survivor -- of the Holocaust. These victims of terror had resettled in America expecting to lead peaceful lives free... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reclaiming the Petition Clause: Seditious Libel, "Offensive" Protest, and the Right to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances by Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr. Publisher Comments Since the 2004 presidential campaign, when the Bush presidential advance team prevented anyone who seemed unsympathetic to their candidate from attending his ostensibly public appearances, it has become commonplace for law enforcement officers and... (read more) Your price: $76.25 New - Hardcover
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Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by David M Obrien Publisher Comments Ample primary source material includes case excerpts with introductions, headnotes, and Special Feature boxes that give students additional context for the cases. This Seventh Edition has been updated with many new cases, including some classics and a... (read more) List Price $81.25 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Constitutional History of the United States #02: A March of Liberty: From 1877 to the Present by Melvin I Urofsky Publisher Comments A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States, 2/e, is a clearly written, comprehensive overview of American constitutional development. Covering the country's history from the founding of the English colonies up through the latest... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reclaiming the Petition Clause by Ronald J. Krotoszynski Publisher Comments Since the 2004 presidential campaign, when the Bush presidential advance team prevented anyone who seemed unsympathetic to their candidate from attending his ostensibly public appearances, it has become commonplace for law enforcement officers and... (read more) Your price: $65.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution by Stephen Breyer Publisher Comments This book, based on the Tanner lectures on Human Values that Justice Stephen Breyer delivered at Harvard University in November 2004, defines the term "active liberty" as a sharing of the nation's sovereign authority with its citizens. Regarding the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution by Jack N Rakove Publisher Comments From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on one question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who understands its meaning best? In Original Meanings, Jack N. Rakove chronicles the... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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U.S. Constitution for Beginners (For Beginners) by Steve Bachmann Publisher Comments In a combination of witty text and crisp illustrations, U.S. Constitution For Beginners takes a tongue-in-cheek look at America's most critical legal document. Author and lawyer Steve Bachmann has written a text that touches on the document's history... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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