Cases and Materials on Legislation, Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 4th, Documents Supplement

by William N. Eskridge Jr., Philip P. Frickey, James J. Brudney

This documents supplement is the first legislation casebook supplement providing detailed legislative history and administrative materials to complement the cases and problems in the main text. At the option of the instructor, students can read the original materials that were central to statutory enactment and are debated in leading federal court decisions: the Affirmative Action Cases (Weber, Johnson, and Ricci), the Christian Nation Case (Holy Trinity), the Expert Fees Cases (West Virginia Hospitals v. Casey and Blanchard v. Bergeron), the Spotted Owl Case (Sweet Home), the Carries a Gun Case (Muscarello), the Bankrupt Family Farm Case (Sinclair), and others. In each instance, the statute-specific materials include an overview of the enactment process and a set of questions that can guide student inquiry and help frame classroom discussions

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Textbooks

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

Huffing chloroform is less soporific than the content of this casebook. I also find it extremely odd how the cases are edited, they take all of the analysis from the opinion and leave you with the most boring history lessons ever discussed. Do yourself a favor and just use Westlaw to read the cases. Additionally, the authors are discernibly biased toward the left and prefer editorializing on their political agenda to actually providing rules or allowing students to know the opinions of the courts.

[Caleb · Rating 1 out of 5]

Way too long; I could write a more appropriate textbook if someone paid my salary for five months (maybe four).

[Courtney · Rating 1 out of 5]

The organization of this casebook is just awful.