Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
1998
Publication Information
15 Const. Comment. 161 (1998) (book review).
Abstract
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. By Gerald Gunther & Kathleen M. Sullivan. Westbury, New York: Foundation Press. 13th edition, 1997. Pp. xciii, 1553. Cloth, $55.95.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. By Geoffrey R. Stone, Louis M. Seidman, Cass R. Sunstein, & Mark V. Tushnet. Boston: Aspen Law and Business Education. 3d Edition, 1996. Pp. ciii, 1814. Cloth, $60.00.
The two leading casebooks on Constitutional Law - one an acknowledged classic and the other fast on its way to becoming one - were recently released in new editions at a time when the challenges facing casebook authors seem greater than ever. Despite the Supreme Court's diminishing docket, its continuing output of significant constitutional cases remains breathtaking in number and scope. The Court's work runs the gamut from refining the fine points of the latest compelled speech dispute in first amendment law, to determining whether the dormant commerce clause bars a State from giving preferred treatment to in-state charitable institutions. And while it continues its yearly work of adding layers of nuance to doctrine in established areas, the Court in recent years has decided a series of cases that break significant new ground, particularly in the areas of federalism, racial preferences, and voting rights. It is no small task to produce a new edition of an established book that maintains the breadth and depth of coverage of prior editions, while simultaneously taking account of what might well tum out to be sea changes in particular areas, and to do so while also conveying a coherent and complete picture of constitutional jurisprudence.
Recommended Citation
William K. Kelley,
Inculcating Constitutional Values,
15 Const. Comment. 161 (1998) (book review)..
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