We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and about Students, 3rd Edition Hardbound Edition (Revised)

This unique reference has introduced countless students to the field of legal studies by studying Supreme Court issues that directly affect young people. For this third edition, CQ Press worked directly with educators to retain the best features of the previous editions while updating and further refining the material, including a significantly expanded treatment of Equal Protection and discrimination. The book's freshly updated design facilitates student comprehension with new features such as legal definitions in the margin, a "Dissenting Voices" section to provide context for minority judicial opinions, new exercises, and much more.

Author: Jamin B. Raskin
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 07/23/2008
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780872897601

About the Author
Raskin, Jamin B.: -

Jamin B. Raskin is professor of constitutional law and the First Amendment at American University Washington College of Law and founder of its Marshall-Brennan Fellows Program, which places law students in public high schools to teach the We the Students constitutional literacy course. A former assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Raskin is an active public interest lawyer, defending the rights of political expression and participation for both adults and young people. He is also the author of Overruling Democracy (2003) and dozens of law review articles, op-eds, and essays on constitutional law.