The first systematic analysis of the obstacles to state constitutional reform.

Examines whether race-based programs and slavery reparations are justified.

Comparative study of American and Canadian constitutionalism, especially rights jurisprudence.

Explores the foundations of various state constitutional traditions.

The first sustained examination of the process by which justices elect to leave the United States Supreme Court.

Studies interest group litigation in Canada.

Unveils the considerable policy-making powers of state supreme courts.

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

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

Explores the contradiction between the Constitution's importance as a political document with its weakness as a symbol in American popular culture.

This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics. It brings a varied sample of richly detailed comparative and case studies together with a set of analytical paradigms in an integrated ...