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30 reviews
Akhil Reed Amar

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006

Many interesting insights
Although there are some tedious places, the book has a number of very valuable and interesting insights - especially the topics of the Second Amendment, the Eleventh Amendment, and the "privileges and immunities" clause stood out for me. He does a good job interweaving historical context and the text of the document. There are some unexpected emphases and omissions:for example, it emphasizes ...

The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

25 reviews
Akhil Reed Amar

Yale University Press, 2000

FANTASTIC!!!
I saw Amar on PBS, read his book on the history of the Constitution, and was thus driven to read The Bill of Rights. Being neither an attorney nor historian, I still found this to be an excellent read. I suspect that Amar could craft a listing a postal zip codes into an enthralling book. Of course, the creation of constitutional law is a topic that sells itself (at least to me)... He uses a ...

Impeachment: A Handbook (Yale Fastback Series)

5 reviews
Akhil Reed Amar

Yale University Press, 1998

An excellent book written for the layman in layman's terms.
Black's book is remarkably relevent to the current impeachment situation, even after 25 years. Though his examples are comtemporary to the Nixon near-impeachment (and prior to his resignation), it is refreshing to read a treatise on impeachment that does not constantly refer to Starr, Lewinsky, Tripp, et al. It is not written for the lawyer, so it has a popular flavor that made it a quick ...

For the People: What the Constitution Really Says About Your Rights

4 reviews
Akhil Reed Amar, Alan R. Hirsch

Free Press, 1998

A fine study of the constitution for general readers.
For The People is an ideal book for the general reader with an interest in the Constitution as a living document. Focusing on several topics of current interest (including gays in the military, the right to bear arms, and the jury system) the authors offer a look both at the intentions of the founding fathers and the subsequent historical developments which have influenced our reading of the ...

Processes of Constitutional Decision Making: Cases And Materials

2 reviews
Reva B. Siegel, Jack M. Balkin, ...

Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2006

Constitutional or Unconstitutional - Explained
An excellent analysis of how the Justices of the Supreme Court decide whether or not a law (created by Congress or the States) is valid or not. More than just a compilation of majority, concurring and dissenting opinions, this book looks at why the decisions were made, not just what the decisions were. Well worth the money and a fine addition to the library of anyone interested in law or ...

The Constitution and Criminal Procedure: First Principles

1 review
Akhil Reed Amar

Yale University Press, 1997

Lays out criminal procedure for lay persons and lawyers
Akhil Amar, a distinguished law professor at Yale University, has written a very accessible book that discusses what's wrong with criminal procedure today. Most people tend to think that the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments protect the guilty far more than society. For example, under the Exclusionary Rule, courts must suppress evidence that is obtained unlawfully, even if the suppression ...

Process of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials

1 review
Paul Brest, Sanford Levenson, ...

Aspen Publishers, 2007

More highlighting than expected
I understand this is a used book and expected a minimal amount of highlighting, as indicated in the posting, but it seemed like there was a lot more than advertised

The Constitution and Criminal Procedure
Akhil Reed Amar

Yale Univ Pr, 1998

A constitutional accident waiting to happen. (Electoral College) (Constitutional Stupidities: A Symposium): ...
Akhil Reed Amar

Constitutional Commentary, Inc., 1995

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The Bill of Rights: A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams

Palladium Press, 2002

Gold gilt around all three edges.

The Bill of Rights
Akhil Reed Amar

Yale Univ Pr, 1998

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