Constitutional Law Principles and Polices

Relied on by students, professors, and practitioners, Erwin Chemerinsky’s popular treatise clearly states the law and identifies the underlying policy issues in each area of constitutional law. Thorough coverage of the topic makes it appropriate for both beginning and advanced courses.

New to the 7th Edition:

Discussion of many new cases, including:

• Allen v. Cooper;
• American Legion v. American Humanist Association.;
• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta;
• California v. Texas;
• Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak;
• Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez;
• Carr v. Saul;
• Carson v. Makin;
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid;
• Central Virginia Community College v. Katz;
• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising;
• Collins v. Yellen;
• Davis v. Bandemer;
• Dept. of Commerce v. New York;
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization;
• Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue;
• Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt;
• Fulton v. City of Philadelphia;
• Gundy v. U.S.;
• June Medical Services LLC v. Russo;
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School District;
• Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania;
• Lamone v. Benisek;
• Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.;
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck;
• Merrill v. Milligan;
• New York Rifle and Pistol Association. v. Bruen;
• New York State Rifle and Pistol Association., Inc. v. City of New York, NY;
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru;
• PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey;
• Ramos v. Louisiana;
• Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee;
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo;
• Rucho v. Common Cause;
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;
• Siegel v. Fitzgerald;
• Shurtleff v. City of Boston;
• South Bay Pentecostal Church v. Newsom;
• Tandon v. Newsom;
• Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association. v. Thomas;
• Timbs v. Indiana;
• Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety;
• TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez;
• Trump v. Hawaii;
• Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP;
• Trump v. Vance;
• U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc.;
• U.S. v. Sanchez-Gomez;
• U.S. v. Washington;
• Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski;
• Veith v. Jubelirer;
• West Virginia v. EPA; and
• Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson

Benefits for instructors and students:

• Renowned authorship
• Examination of black-letter law and all the myriad issues of constitutional interpretation with unrivaled thoroughness and lucidity
• Excellent historical overview of the creation and ratification of constitution, examining the existential question of why we have a constitution