Constitutional Law ─ Governmental Powers and Individual Freedoms

For courses in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, Law and Society, Supreme Court, and American Politics.

Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers and Individual Freedoms, 3/e offers comprehensive coverage of two traditional constitutional law subjects: governmental powers and civil liberties. It strives to balance historically significant cases with contemporary problems and includes excerpts of significant cases within the text. Written in a style designed for undergraduates, legal terms are defined in a running glossary and applications assignments appear at the end of each chapter.

Daniel E. Hall, a native of Indiana, earned his bachelor’s degree at Indiana University, Juris Doctor at Washburn University, and Doctor of Education in higher education curriculum and instruction at the University of Central Florida. He worked as an intern in the U.S. House of Representatives and at the Brookings Institution before attending law school, as law clerk to both the Honorable Gene E. Brooks, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia immediately following law school.

He has practiced law in both the United States and the Federated State of Micronesia, where he served as Assistant Attorney General following his judicial clerkship with the Supreme Court of Micronesia. In this capacity, he litigated some of the young nation’s first cases addressing important constitutional and traditional law issues.

He has been a member of the faculties of the University of Central Florida, the University of Toledo, and Miami University, where he is currently professor and chairperson of Justice and Community Studies. He is also visiting professor of law at Sun Yatsen University in Goungzhou, China. He is the author or coa-uthor of twenty-one textbooks, including revisions, and a dozen journal articles on public law subjects. He is father of Grace Kathryn Hall and Eva Joan Hall. You can learn more about Daniel at danielhall.org. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for this book, which may be sent to hallslawbooks@gmail.com.

John P. Feldmeier earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Ohio Dominican College, Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School, and M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Miami University. Before joining the academy, Dr. Feldmeier practiced law in Ohio, handling numerous cases involving important constitutional issues, including one that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Feldmeier has published several articles on constitutional subjects in law reviews and political science journals. He is currently a Professor of Political Science at Wright State University. John resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife, Melissa, and his two children, Emma and Jack.