Constitutional Law
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Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis of an area of law and include citations to relevant sources, including case law, statutes, regulations, and law journal articles.
- American Constitutional Law
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Call Number: KF4550 .T785 2000 (Circulation/Reserve Desk, 1st Floor) - Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies
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Call Number: KF4550 .C427 2019 (Circulation/Reserve Desk, 1st Floor) - Constitutional Rights of the Accused
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- Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
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Also known as the Constitution Annotated - Criminal Constitutional Law
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- Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
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Call Number: KF4548 .E53 2000 (Stack Level 3) - Modern Constitutional Law
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- Rotunda and Nowak's Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure
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- Smolla & Nimmer on Freedom of Speech
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Case Law
Topical Reporters and Databases
- Constitutional Law Cases
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- Federal First Amendment Cases
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West Key Number System
Constitutional law issues are covered by many different West topics in the West Key Number System. Use a key number to locate cases on your topic. See the Guide to Searching with Topic and Key Numbers.
To identify the best topic, use the Descriptive Word Index in a West Digest, such as the Federal Practice Digest 5th. Some of the relevant topics include:
Constitutional Law (# 92)
Civil Rights (#78)
Commerce (#83)
Federal Civil Procedure (#170A)
Federal Courts (#170B)
United States (#393)
Lexis Topics
Lexis Legal Topics:
Another way to access topics: once in Lexis, click the "Browse" drop-down menu at the top, then "Topics," and then "Constitutional Law." You may then further refine the topic and then find cases by selecting "Get documents."