Books in the Controversies in American Constitutional Law series

This volume brings together leading experts on the investigation, litigation and scholarly analysis of innocence cases in America, from legal, political and ethical perspectives. The contributors consider the challenges faced by the exoneration movement, causes of wrongful convictions, problems associated with investigating, proving.

This book situates discussion about gun controls within contemporary debates about culture, philosophy and foreign policy as well as the more familiar terrain of politics and history. Containing a diverse range of balanced perspectives, it asks about the morality of gun controls and of not imposing them.

This collection examines how the constitutional politics of federalism affects governments and citizens from a public policy standpoint. It addresses the impact that Supreme Court federalism precedents have in setting the parameters of national law and policies that the states are often bound to respect under constitutional law.

This collection examines how the constitutional politics of federalism affects governments and citizens from a public policy standpoint. It addresses the impact that Supreme Court federalism precedents have in setting the parameters of national law and policies that the states are often bound to respect under constitutional law.