Constitutional law. /
by Kathleen M. Sullivan, Gerald Gunther.
- 15th ed.
- New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press, 2004.
- lxvii, 1612 + various pagings: 26 cm.
- University casebook series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. xlvii-lxvi) and index.
Contents: The Judicial function in constitutional cases -- The Nature and sources of the supreme court's authority -- The Structure of government: nation and states in the federal system -- National powers and local authorities: origins and recurrent themes -- The Commerce power -- Federalism-based restraints on other national powers in the 1787 constitution -- Federal limits on state power to regulate the national economy -- Separation of powers -- Individual rights: The Bill of rights and the post-civil war amendments: '' Fundamental '' rights and the '' incorporation '' dispute -- Substantive due process: rise, decline, revival -- Equal protection -- The Post-civil war amendments and civil rights legislation: constitutional restraints on private conducts; congressional power to implement the amendments -- Freedom of speech-why government restricts speech - unprotected and less protected expressions -- Freedom of speech - how government restricts speech - modes of abridgement and standards of review -- Rights ancillary to freedom of speech -- The Religion clauses: free exercise and establishment.