Constitutional Law: An Integrated Approach - 2nd Edition - Richard D. Friedman

Constitutional Law: An Integrated Approach 2nd Edition Richard D. Friedman

ISBN: 9798892091121

This Constitutional Law casebook combines rich historical context with in-depth doctrinal analysis, offering an effective balance of accessibility and scholarly depth. Carefully edited cases and primary materials are accompanied by concise explanations and notes that prioritize clarity and efficiency, helping students focus on the most important legal principles. Its flexible organization supports both doctrinal and chronological approaches to course instruction.

The accompanying Teacher's Manual provides extensive instructional resources, including modular teaching units, Socratic discussion guides, hypothetical problems, background materials, presentation slides, charts, in-class exercises, and interactive whiteboarding activities. These materials have been tested in law school classrooms nationwide and are designed to support instructors across a range of teaching styles.

The Second Edition substantially streamlines and updates the materials, with significant revisions including:

• Affirmative Action: Updated coverage tracing the development of the doctrine from Croson to Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA).
• Abortion: Revised materials examining the evolution of abortion jurisprudence from Roe to Dobbs.
• Substantive Due Process: Reorganized chronological presentation with additional subject-specific references.
• Constitutional Interpretation: New coverage of originalist and traditional approaches to constitutional interpretation.
• Federal and State Government Powers: Expanded sections on impoundment, appropriations, state action, and acting appointments.
• Constitutional Scholarship: New perspectives on pre-1789 state constitutionalism, anti-enumerationist scholarship, the administrative state, judicial scrutiny, Reconstruction, and critical race theory.
• New Cases and Primary Materials: Additional judicial decisions and historical materials addressing the 1791 congressional debate over the national bank, Miller, Bruen and its subsequent applications, Arthrex, Trump v. United States, Trump v. Anderson, and Trump v. Barbara, among other developments.

The casebook also includes access to the CasebookPlus™ platform, featuring faculty-authored self-assessments, chapter-specific quizzes, subject-area review questions, and explanatory feedback to help students reinforce their understanding of constitutional law.

Constitutional Law: An Integrated Approach 2026 2nd Edition Richard D. Friedman
ISBN: 9798892091121, 979-8892091121, 979-8-8920-9112-1, 979-8-89209-112-1

Richard D. Friedman, University of Michigan Law School

Julian Davis Mortenson, University of Michigan Law School