LibGuides: Casebooks, Study Aids &amp; Guides for Law School Courses &amp; Bar Exams: Constitutional Law

Casebooks + Free, Digital Collection of State Constitutional Law Teaching Materials

Constitutional Rights by Jud Campbell
Publication Date: July 2024
This is an open-access CALI e-textbook. CALI requests a user's name, email & law school to access this e-textbook.
Constitutional Law by Noah R. Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan
Call Number: KF4549 .G85 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 21st ed. [2022]
Constitutional Law: Cases, Approaches and Application by William D. Araiza
Call Number: KF4550 .A7584 2021 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2nd ed. [2021]
Written by BLS Prof. William D. Araiza.
Liberty, Equality, and Due Process: Cases, Controversies, and Contexts in Constitutional Law by Ruthann Robson
Publication Date: 3rd ed. Aug. 2021
This is an open-access CALI e-textbook. CALI requests a user's name, email & law school to access this e-textbook.
Constitutional Law by Erwin Chemerinsky
Call Number: KF4550 .C429 2020 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 6th ed. [2020]
2 copies of 2022 case supplement also are on Reserve: KF4550 .C429 2022
Constitutional Law by Susan N. Herman
Call Number: KF4550 .H47 2020 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: Custom ed. 2020
Custom ed. curated by BLS Prof. Susan N. Herman.

Free, digital collection of state constitutional law teaching materials:

Katie R. Eyer & Robert Williams, State Constitutional Law Teaching Materials for 1L Constitutional Law Classes (Supplement, 2nd ed. 2024) (Apr. 2, 2024). Abstract states that this material is "intended to be teachable in a single class session, and offer students an introduction to the 'other' constitutions that offer a basis for constitutional claims and arguments, i.e., state constitutions."

Focus: First Amendment

The First Amendment by Lyrissa C. Barnett Lidsky, Caroline Mala Corbin, Timothy Zick & Ronald J. Krotoszynski
Call Number: KF4770 .K74 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 4th ed. c2023
First Amendment Law: Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion by Arthur D. Hellman, William D. Araiza, Thomas E. Baker & Ashutosh A. Bhagwat
Call Number: KF4770 .H45 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 5th ed. [2022]
Co-authored by BLS Prof. William D. Araiza.

Treatises & Hornbooks

Treatises:

Advanced Introduction to US Civil Liberties (Elgar Advanced Introductions series) by Susan N. Herman
Call Number: JC599.U5 H47 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2023
Written by BLS Prof. Susan N. Herman.
Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies (Aspen treatise series) by Erwin Chemerinsky
Call Number: KF4550 .C427 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 7th ed. [2023]

Modern Constitutional Law (multi-volume treatise) by William J. Rich
Publication Date: 3rd ed. w/ 2024 update (many sections state: "Nov. 2023 update")
In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - WESTLAW. Enter your Westlaw username/password. BLS Library also provides this treatise as a Proview ebook. Westlaw's content highlights state: "The 2024-2025 Cumulative Supplement addresses all major United States Supreme Court decisions involving constitutional issues from the 2022-2023 term of the Court, integrating such decisions into appropriate sections of the treatise."
Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure (multi-volume treatise) by Ronald D. Rotunda, John E. Nowak, Vikram Amar, khil R. Amar & Steven Calabresi
Publication Date: 5th ed. [2012-], w/ July 2024 update.
n SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - WESTLAW. Enter your Westlaw username/password.Available in Westlaw. BLS Library also provides this treatise as a Proview ebook.

Hornbooks:

Principles of Constitutional Structure (Concise Hornbook series) by Dan T. Coenen & Michael Coenen
Call Number: KF4606 .C64 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2022
Principles of Constitutional Law (Concise Hornbook series) by John E. Nowak & Ronald D. Rotunda
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 N69 2016 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 5th ed. [2016]
Constitutional Law (Hornbook series) by John E. Nowak & Ronald D. Rotunda
Call Number: KF4550 .N683 2010 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 8th ed. [2010]

CALI Lessons

Study Aids Containing Multiple-Choice Questions

Constitutional Law (Emanuel Law Outlines series) by Steven L. Emanuel
Publication Date: 41st ed. 2024
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
Includes: "Exam Tips" at end of each outline chapter. Also includes "Quiz Yourself" short-answer questions throughout each chapter.
Constitutional Law (CrunchTime series) by Steven L. Emanuel
Publication Date: 21st ed. 2023
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
Preface states that this CrunchTime study guide is designed "to be used in the last few weeks (or even less) before your final exams." Includes: flow charts; "Exam Tips"; short-answer questions; and multiple-choice questions.
Questions & Answers: Constitutional Law: Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions and Answers by Paul E. McGreal, Linda S. Eads & Charles W. Rhodes
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 M4 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 4th ed. c2023
The Glannon Guide to Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties: Learning Constitutional Law Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis by Brannon P. Denning
Call Number: KF4750 .D46 2019 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2019]
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.

Additional Study Aids

Constitutional Law in a Nutshell by Jerome A. Barron & C. Thomas Dienes
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 B35 2024 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 11th ed. 2024
In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - CIRCULATES FOR 1 DAY - EBSCO. 1 digital copy is available. 1 print copy also is on Reserve.
Election Law In A Nutshell by Daniel Tokaji & Robert Yablon
Call Number: KF4886 .T65 2024 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2024
First Amendment Law in a Nutshell by Jerome A. Barron & C. Thomas Dienes
Call Number: KF4770.Z9 B37 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 6th ed. [2023]
Understanding the First Amendment by Russell L. Weaver
Call Number: KF4770 .W43 2023 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 8th ed. [2023]
Acing Constitutional Law: A Checklist Approach to Solving Constitutional Law Problems by Russell Weaver & Steven Friedland
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 W43 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2nd ed. [2022]
Constitutional Law: Individual Rights (Examples and Explanations series) by Alan Ides, Christopher N. May & Simona Grossi
Call Number: KF4749 .I34 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 9th ed. [2022]
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions. 1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism (Examples and Explanations series) by Christopher N. May, Allan Ides & Simona Grossi
Call Number: KF4550 .M29 2022 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 9th ed. [2022]
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Understanding Constitutional Law by William D. Araiza
Call Number: KF4550 R43 2020 (2 copies on Reserve)
Publication Date: 5th ed. [2020]
Written by BLS Prof. William D. Araiza.
Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell by Thomas Baker
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 W53 2019 (Main)
Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2019]
Inside Constitutional Law: What Matters and Why by Russell L. Weaver
Publication Date: 2nd ed. [2015]
Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
Constitutional Law (Gilbert Law Summaries) by Jesse Choper
Call Number: KF4550 .Z9 C567 2013 (On Reserve)
Publication Date: 2013
Format: Outline.