Title The law of American state constitutions / Robert F. Williams, Lawrence Friedman

Edition Second edition Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction -- The other American constitutions -- The pre-federal state constitutions : the founding decade -- The evolving American state constitutions -- Federal limits on state constitutions -- The new judicial federalism -- Methodology in state constitutional rights interpretation -- Lockstepping state constitutional rights with federal constitutional law -- State constitutional distribution of powers -- The state legislative branch -- The state judicial branch -- The state executive branch -- Interpreting state constitutions -- Amending and revising state constitutions -- Judicial involvement in state constitutional amendment and revision Summary "The second edition of The Law of American State Constitutions provides complete coverage of the legal doctrines surrounding, applying to, and arising from American state constitutions and their judicial interpretation. Drawing on examples from specific states, Professors Williams and Friedman analyze the nature and function of state constitutions in contrast to the federal Constitution, including rights, separation of powers, issues of interpretation, and the processes for amendment and revision. In this edition, Williams and Friedman focus on recent developments, including the state constitutional dimensions of same-sex marriage and the reaction of state courts to U.S. Supreme Court decision making. This edition of The Law of American State Constitutions remains an important analytical tool that explains the unique character and the range of interpretive approaches to these constitutions. It covers the structure of state governments under state constitutions as well as the distribution of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Like the first edition, this edition presents a complete picture of state constitutional law and the attributes and features that make this body of law so distinctive"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-469) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Constitutional law -- United States -- States Constitutions -- United States -- States Constitutional law -- U.S. states Constitutions -- U.S. states Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law. Law. Form Electronic book Author Friedman, Lawrence, 1967- author. LC no. 2022054372 ISBN 9780190068820 0190068825 9780190068837 0190068833 9780190068813 0190068817

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