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Casebooks, Study Aids & Guides for Law School Courses & Bar Exams

This LibGuide highlights current editions of BLS Library's casebooks, study aids & guides for law school courses & bar exams.

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

Tracking (forthcoming in spring 2026):

BLS Library is tracking future availability of these forthcoming open access ebooks at CALI.org: Constitutional Law with a Twist: Less is More by Alisa Klein and Race, Racism, and US Law by Jennifer Wriggins.

Available:

Constitutional Law by Noah R. Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan
Call Number: KF4549 .G85 2025 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 22nd ed. c2025

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Older ed. also currently on Reserve:

Constitutional Law by Noah R. Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan
Call Number: KF4549 .G85 2022 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 21st ed. c2022
Constitutional Law: Cases, Approaches and Applications by William D. Araiza
Call Number: KF4550 .A7584 2025 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2025

Written by BLS Vice Dean and Prof. William D. Araiza.
Constitutional Rights by Jud Campbell
Publication Date: 2nd ed. June 2025

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 2024 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 7th ed. c2024

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Older ed. also currently on Reserve:

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
The Constitution of the United States by Michael Paulsen, Michael McConnell, Samuel Bray & William Baude
Call Number: KF4541 .C5874 2023 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 5th ed. c2023
Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials by Sanford Levinson, Jack M Balkin, Akhil Reed Amar, Reva B. Siegel & Cristina M. Rodriguez
Call Number: KF4549 .B74 2022 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 8th ed. c2022
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 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: Cases and Theory 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. c2022

Co-authored by BLS Vice Dean and Prof. William D. Araiza.

Treatises & Hornbooks: Constitutional Law

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/ 2025 update (many sections state: "Feb. 2025 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/ Sept. 2025 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

The Glannon Guide to Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties: Learning Constitutional Law Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis by Brannon P. Denning
Publication Date: 4th ed. 2025

Access through Aspen Learning Library.
Constitutional Law (Emanuel Law Outlines series) by Steven L. Emanuel
Publication Date: 42nd ed. 2025

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN.
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.
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
Constitutional Law (also known as: Friedman's Practice Series for Constitutional Law) by Joel Wm. Friedman, ed.
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 C672923 2009 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2009

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Includes 115 multiple choice questions + answers/analysis. Recommended by BLS faculty. 2 print copies also are available on Reserve.

Additional Study Aids: Constitutional Law

Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell by Thomas E. Baker
Call Number: KF4550.Z9 W53 2025 (Main)

Publication Date: 4th ed. 2025

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
Understanding Constitutional Law by William D. Araiza
Call Number: KF4550 .R43 2025 (2 copies on Reserve)

Publication Date: 6th ed. c2025

Written by BLS Vice Dean and Prof. William D. Araiza. Note: Understanding Constitutional Law (5th ed. c2020) also will remain on Reserve, per BLS faculty members' request.
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

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
Constitutional Law: Individual Rights (Examples and Explanations series) by Allan Ides, Christopher N. May & Simona Grossi.
Publication Date: 10th ed. 2024

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. 1 print copy also is on Reserve.
Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism (Examples and Explanations series) by Christopher N. May, Allan Ides & Simona Grossi
Publication Date: 10th ed. 2024

Access through Aspen Learning Library.
Election Law In A Nutshell by Daniel Tokaji & Robert Yablon
Call Number: KF4886 .T65 2024 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. c2024

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
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. c2023

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
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]

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