Massachusetts School of Law

RESEARCH GUIDE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW RESOURCES

Internet Resources

• Findlaw: US Supreme Court
  • Provides biographies of Justices, court history, rules, news, opinions and decisions as well as a court docket to browse opinions by topic.
• LII: Constitutional Law
  • An overview of Constitutional Law with links to the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, Federal Judicial decisions and state material.
• The Supreme Court of the United States
  • Official site of the United States Supreme Court.
• Guide to the US Supreme Court
  • Legal news, searchable case law and related resources.
• History of the Supreme Court
  • Timeline of the justices along with history of the court.
• Supreme Court Directory
  • Addresses, phone numbers and contact information for the Supreme Court, justices and officers.
• Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States
• CALI Lessons in Constitutional Law

Course Reserve Materials

• Novus Ordo Seclorum, Intellectual Origins of the Constitution, Forrest McDonald.
• The History of the American Constitution, Daniel A. Farber, Suzanna Sherry.
• The Framing and Ratification of the Constitution, Leonard W. Levy & Dennis Mahoney.
• Original Intent and the Framers’ Constitution, Leonard W. Levy.
• Understanding Constitutional Law, Norman Redlich, Bernard Schwartz, John Attanasio.
• The Supreme Court A to Z, Congressional Quarterly.
• The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, Kermit L. Hall.
• A Critical Guide to Ex Parte McCardle, William Van Alstyne.
• A Critical Guide to Marbury v. Madison, William Van Alstyne.
• Are Congressional Term Limits Constitutional?, Daniel Hays Lowenstein.
• Questions and Answers in Constitutional Law
• Individual Rights Examples and Explanations
• National Power and Federalism Examples and Explanations

Hornbook and Nutshells

• Constitutional Law Hornbook, 7th Ed. John E. Nowak & Ronald Rotunda, On Reserve.
• Constitutional Law  in a Nutshell, Jerome A. Barron & C. Thomas Dienes, On Reserve.
• Constitutional Federalism in a Nutshell, David E. Engdahl, On Reserve
• Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell, Jerre S. Williams.

Related Videos

• Day # 1 of the Constitutional Law section of Comp.
• Review of Constitutional Law 1 Concepts.