The Evolving Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning

by Jethro K. Lieberman

This unique one-volume guide to the Constitution of the United States is an easily accessible tour of the constitutional issues of the past and the present. Arranged alphabetically by topic, this essential reference contains over 1,200 lively essays which highlight background, history, and latest developments of each issue. Includes short biographies of every Supreme Court Justice, full text of the Constitution, and an index.

751 pages, Hardcover

First published December 7, 1992

About the author

Jethro K. Lieberman is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 30 books and has had a long and varied career in law, journalism, and legal education. His many books include The Litigious Society and The Enduring Constitution, both awarded the Silver Gavel, the American Bar Association’s top literary prize. He holds a B.A. from Yale, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia. Everything Is Jake is Lieberman’s solo fiction debut. He lives with his wife Jo Shifrin in Bethesda, Maryland.

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