Since 1977 it has been our custom to publish a new edition in each Presidential Inaugural year, taking into account decisions in the previous four terms of the Supreme Court.  The eleventh edition continues that tradition.  We have, however, broken with some traditions.  In the past, despite our best efforts, the book has grown gradually from edition to edition - from 1225 pages in the first edition to 1732 pages in the tenth. While we have not been able to turn back the clock more than four decades, we have been able to prepare an edition that is slightly smaller than its predecessor - despite the necessity to include the substance of 431 pages of the last supplement.  It also has been our custom to cut off each new edition with the Supreme Court term that preceded it.  The eleventh edition also includes one case from the Supreme Court's current term - the December 12, 2000 decision in Bush v. Gore.  The editors have strong, and perhaps not impartial, views about that decision.  We have not seen the book as a stage for those views.  We continue to provide "the raw materials - cases, constitutional provisions and statutes - allowing teachers maximum freedom to pursue their own teaching strategies and requiring students to create their own generalizations from the materials."  There has been one significant change in organization.  The current Supreme Court has been predictably and consistently divided five to four on issues concerning the scope of federal power. That issue has surfaced not only in cases arguing about "strict" or "broad" construction of Congress' legislative powers over private actors, but also in controversies over the scope of State immunity from Federal regulation, and over interpretation of the Eleventh Amendment.  We have combined the last two topics in a new Chapter 5 on "State Sovereignty and Federal Regulation," which follows the discussion of "The Scope of National Power" in Chapter 4.  The book's organization, however, still allows users to "structure their own courses in their own ways."

Constitutional law: Cases and materials (University casebook series)

WILLIAM COHEN

Jonathan D. Varat

Edward L Barrett, Jr.

Rules & Procedures

Foundation Press

Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook) [hardcover] Cohen, William,Varat, Jonathan D.,Barrett, Edward L. Constitutional Law [May 01, 1993]

Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook)

William A. Cohen

Reference

Foundation Pr

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials provides an overview of constitutional law, focusing closely on Supreme Court decisions. The casebook cites key cases in its discussions of the Court’s re-emphasis on federalism disputes, racial gerrymandering, sex discrimination material, and changes in first amendment standards. Federalism dispute cases include Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, United States v. Lopez, and U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. Racial gerrymandering cases include Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. New sex discrimination material includes J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. and United States v. Virginia. Changes in First Amendment standards cases include 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island. First Amendment limits on cable television regulation cases include Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission.

Constitutional Law (Cases and Materials)

Vikram Amar

Casebook supplement to Cohen & Varat's to Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 11th. It features edited cases and original text released since the casebook

Cohen & Varat's Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials 2006: Supplement (University Casebook)

Constitutional Law

This is the 2008 case supplement to This 2008 casebook supplement to both the Concise and Unabridged Cohen, Varat, and Amar's Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 12th covers all the major aspects of constitutional law.

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 12th, 2008 Supplement

Vikram David Amar

This 2009 casebook supplement to both the Concise and Unabridged Cohen, Varat, and Amar's Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th covers all the major aspects of constitutional law.

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th, 2009 Supplement

This 2010 casebook supplement to both the Concise and Unabridged Cohen, Varat, and Amar's Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th covers all the major aspects of constitutional law.

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th, 2010 Supplement

This is the 2011 combined supplement to Varat, Cohen, and Amar's Constitutional Law, 13th Edition and Concise 13th Edition.

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th and Concise 13th, 2011 Supplement (University Casebook)

This is the 2012 combined supplement to Varat, Cohen, and Amar's Constitutional Law, 13th Edition and Concise 13th Edition. The supplement is keyed to the unabridged 13th Edition.

Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, 13th and Concise 13th, 2012 Supplement (University Casebook)

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