Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

by David M. O'Brien, Gordon Silverstein

Overview

A contemporary, comprehensive look at the Supreme Court cases that have shaped our nation.

Constitutional Law and Politics does more than give students a comprehensive and up-to-date set of cases; it provides the tools needed to make sense of them. Silverstein’s contextualization of cases makes it easier for students to understand complicated decisions, engage with the field of American constitutional law, and succeed in the course. Silverstein includes recent landmark cases, such as Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee narrowing the application of the Voting Rights Act and Bostock v. Clayton County Georgia, which expands the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of sex to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Twelfth Edition also will grapple with the Court’s ruling in the Mississippi abortion case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393893526
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/10/2023
Edition description:	Twelfth Edition
Pages:	1808
Sales rank:	541,632
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 2.10(d)

About the Author

David O’Brien was a Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer professor at the Woodrow Wilson department of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. He received his PhD, MA, and BA degrees in philosophy and political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was the author of numerous books, including Constitutional Law and Politics and Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics, winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award.