TY - BOOK AU - Sullivan,Kathleen M. AU - Gunther,Gerald TI - Constitutional law T2 - University case book series SN - 9781599417523 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, NY PB - Foundation Press KW - Constitutional law KW - United States KW - Cases KW - LEMB N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. xli-lvii) and index; The Supreme Court's authority and role -- The nation and the states in the federal system -- The commerce power and its federalism-based limits -- Other national powers : taxing, spending, war, treaties, and foreign affairs -- Federal limits on state regulation of interstate commerce -- Separation of powers -- The Bill of Rights and the post-Civil War amendments : "fundamental" rights and the "incorporation" dispute -- Due process -- Equal protection -- The Reconstruction amendments : state action and Congressional power to enforce civil rights -- Freedom of speech--why government restricts speech--unprotected and less protected expression -- Freedom of speech--how government restricts speech--modes of abridgment and standards of review -- Rights ancillary to freedom of speech -- The religion clauses : free exercise and establishment; Kept up-to-date by supplements ER -