Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era.

Collection of quotations and judicial opinions of federal appellate judge Richard A. Posner

Engaging case studies on the impact of state sovereign immunity on both plaintiffs and states.

Traces the development of the American federal system of government, focusing principally on the shifting balance of powers between the national government and the states.

Argues for greater congressional oversight of state taxation of interstate commerce.

Argues in favor of viewing justice as a political contest that everyone has a stake in.

Examines the role of the U. S. Supreme Court in settling disputes between states.

Documents political advances made by African Americans in the South over the last twenty-five years.

Explores the contradictions between the American ideal of equality and the realities of public policy.

Explores the interaction between the presidency and the U. S. Supreme Court.

A guide for appointed officials in American government.

A new, substantially updated, and expanded version of a classic work on how to evaluate public policy published over a decade ago.

Examines the work of Louis Fisher, renowned scholar of constitutional law and politics.

Provides a multivariate analysis of presidential-congressional interaction.

Reviews the judicial development of the free exercise of religion clause.

Examines the implementation of the 1996 national welfare reform act and summarizes field-research findings.

Utilizing surveys, reports, and interviews, looks at the states to see how campaign finance reforms have worked out in fact, after organizations have had a chance to adapt to them.