Friedman and Mortenson's Constitutional Law: An Integrated Approach, 2d (Doctrine and Practice Series)

This Constitutional Law casebook combines thick historical context with serious exploration of doctrine on its own terms, thereby achieving a rare balance of accessibility and depth. Its core commitment is to allocate student preparation time wisely. Excerpts have been pared down with a scalpel; cases and documents speak for themselves; and the editors' text and notes prioritize clarity over bloat. The materials' versatility facilitates a wide range of organizational syllabus choices, including both doctrinal and chronological organization.

The second edition streamlines and consolidates many of the materials. Specific updates include the following:

• completely updated affirmative action, building around a Croson-to-SFFA storyline
• completely updated abortion section, building around a Roe-to-Dobbs storyline
• reorganized SDP section, presented chronologically with subject matter cross-refs
• new section on originalist vs traditional interpretation
  • new section on impoundment and appropriations
  • revamped section on state action, focusing on Shelley private/public action issues
• new material on acting appointments
• new normative critiques on pre-1789 state constitutionalism, anti-enumerationist scholarship, libertarian anti-administrative state, rational basis and strict scrutiny empirics, Reconstruction scholarship, and critical race theory
• new primary case and legislative materials from 1791 congressional debate re bank, Miller (Heller precursor), Bruen and post-bruin cases, Arthrex (appointments), Trump v US (presidential immunity), Trump v Anderson (14th amendment disqualification), Trump v. Barbara (birthright citizenship), and much more throughout