Understanding constitutional law by Attanasio, John

Table of Contents: “…The constitution and constitutional argument -- The courts and judicial review -- Congressional power -- Commerce clause -- The federal system -- Commerce and the states : the dormant commerce clause -- Executive power -- Liberty, property, and due process, taking and contract clauses -- Racial equality -- Equal rights for the sexes -- Affirmative action -- Equal protection for other groups and interests -- Political speech and association -- Government and the media : print and electronic -- Speech in public places -- Special doctrines in the system of freedom of expression -- Government and religious freedom.…”


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Constitutional law by Redlich, Norman

Table of Contents: “…Judicial review : establishment and operation -- Congressional powers -- Limits on national power over the states -- Federalism and state regulatory power -- The presidency and separation of powers -- Congressional protection of civil rights -- Liberty and property rights in the due process, taking, and contract clauses -- Racial equality -- Equal rights for the sexes -- Affirmative action -- Equal protection for other groups and interests -- Political speech and association -- Government and the media : print and electronic -- Speech in public places -- Special doctrines in the system of freedom of expression -- Religious freedom.…”


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Understanding constitutional law by Araiza, William D.

Table of Contents: “…The constitution and constitutional argument -- The courts and judicial review -- Executive power and the separation between executive and congressional power -- The federal system : introduction and basic concepts -- Congress and congressional powers -- The commerce clause -- Commerce and the states : the dormant commerce clause, federal preemption, and the privileges and immunities clause -- Federal regulation of the states -- Liberty and property : the due process,takings and contracts clauses -- Equal protection -- Freedom of speech, press, and assembly -- Government and religious freedom -- Civil rights enforcement -- The State action requirement.…”


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Constitutional law for a changing America : a short course by Epstein, Lee, 1958-, Walker, Thomas G., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Supreme Court -- Institutional authority -- The judiciary -- The legislature -- The executive -- Nation-state relations -- Federalism -- The commerce power -- The power to tax and spend -- Economic liberties -- The contract clause -- Economic substantive due process -- The Takings Clause -- Civil liberties -- Religion : exercise and establishment -- Freedom of speech, assembly, and association -- Freedom of the press -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The right to privacy -- The rights of the criminally accused -- Investigations and evidence -- Attorneys, trials, and punishments -- Civil rights -- Discrimination -- Voting and representation.…”


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The law of the Commonwealth and Chief Justice Shaw. by Levy, Leonard W. (Leonard Williams), 1923-2006

Table of Contents: “…Lemuel Shaw : the pre-Court years -- Chief Justice : appointment and judicial character -- The Unitarian controversy : church, state, and court -- Satan's apostle and freedom of conscience -- The law of freedom : emancipating slaves in transit -- The fugitive slave law : remanding runaways -- Segregation : origin of the "separate but equal" doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : eminent domain and the public works doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : common carrier liabilities and torts -- Labor law : the fellow-servant rule -- Labor law : trade unions and criminal conspiracy -- Criminal law : murder, madness, and malice -- The police power : state regulation and judicial self-restraint -- Constitutional limitations : judicial review and the contract clause -- Constitutional limitations : criminal justice and the rights of the accused -- Three decades of law and society : résumé and conclusions.…”


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Legal English by Haigh, Rupert

Table of Contents: “…Elements of legal writing -- Punctuation for legal writing -- Basic standards of legal writing -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British & American English -- Contracts : performance, termination & remedies -- Contracts : structure & interpretation -- Contract clauses : types & specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language & structure -- Correspondence & memoranda -- Applying for a legal position -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting & getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten-point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.…”


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Original intent and the framers' constitution by Levy, Leonard W. (Leonard Williams), 1923-2006

Table of Contents: “…The state precedents -- Development of judicial review -- The contract clause -- Why we have the Bill of Rights -- The First Amendment: the establishment clause -- The First Amendment: the free press clause -- The Fourth Amendment: search and seizure -- The Fifth Amendment: the right against self-incrimination -- The Ninth Amendment: unenumerated rights -- History and original intent -- A constitutional jurisprudence of original intent? …”


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The law of the Commonwealth and Chief Justice Shaw; the evolution of American law, 1830-1860 by Levy, Leonard W. (Leonard Williams), 1923-2006

Table of Contents: “…Lemuel Shaw : the pre-Court years -- Chief Justice : appointment and judicial character -- The Unitarian controversy : church, state, and court -- Satan's apostle and freedom of conscience -- The law of freedom : emancipating slaves in transit -- The fugitive slave law : remanding runaways -- Segregation : origin of the "separate but equal" doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : eminent domain and the public works doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : common carrier liabilities and torts -- Labor law : the fellow-servant rule -- Labor law : trade unions and criminal conspiracy -- Criminal law : murder, madness, and malice -- The police power : state regulation and judicial self-restraint -- Constitutional limitations : judicial review and the contract clause -- Constitutional limitations : criminal justice and the rights of the accused -- Three decades of law and society : résumé and conclusions.…”


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Legal English by Haigh, Rupert

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to legal english -- Grammar for legal writing -- Punctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards : dates, numbers, citations, and headings -- Terminology and linguistic peculiarities -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts : structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses : types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language and structure -- Correspondence and memoranda -- Self-study exercises -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting, and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.…”


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Legal English by Haigh, Rupert

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to legal English -- Grammar for legal writing -- Punctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards: dates, numbers, citations and headings -- Terminology and linguistic peculiarities -- Elements of good style: clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts: structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses: types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents: language and structure -- Correspondence, memoranda and essays -- Applying for a legal position -- Self-study exercises -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people: 10-point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.…”


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Constitutional protection of private property and freedom of contract

Table of Contents: “…Michelman -- The origins and original significance of the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment / William Michael Treanor -- Toward a revitalization of the Contract Clause / Richard A. Epstein -- Excerpts from Takings : private property and the power of eminent domain / Richard A. …”


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A nation of states : federalism at the bar of the Supreme Court

Table of Contents: “…Balkin -- Preserving federalism : reconstruction and the Waite Court / Michael Les Benedict -- The contract clause and the evolution of American federalism. 1789-1815 / Steven R. …”


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Essential Supreme Court decisions : summaries of leading cases in U.S. constitutional law by Vile, John R.

Table of Contents: “…Property rights -- Contract clause (Article 1, Section 10) -- Due process (economic) and freedom of contract (fifth and fourteenth amendments) -- Takings clause (fifth amendment) --…”


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More everyday legal forms

Table of Contents: “…Simple contract -- Sale of professional practice -- Sale of business by sole proprietor -- Support agreement -- Computer maintenance agreement -- Bill of sale -- Miscellaneous contract clauses -- Assignment of contract rights -- Assignment of property -- Negotiable promissory note -- Special clauses in notes -- Installment note -- Assignment of specific document or instrument -- Bankruptcy forms -- Application for trademark registration -- Business insurance -- Compromise and settlement -- General release -- Release of claim under contract -- Tort claim release -- Retaining an attorney on contingency -- Service contract -- Arbitration award -- Assignment of life insurance -- Assignment of personal property -- Form option to purchase real estate -- Contract to sell residential property -- Warranty deed to convey real property.…”


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Unification and harmonization of international commercial law : interaction or deharmonization?

Table of Contents: “…Del Duca -- De facto harmonization by means of party autonomy and model contract clauses (lex mercatoria) / Filip De Ly -- Harmonization and unification of law by the means of general principles / Ulrich Magnus -- Uniformity and harmonization by case law : the CISG and the global jurisconsultorium / Camilla Baasch Andersen -- Part II.B National and regional -- Pragmatism in Nordic contract law : origins, characteristics, and consequences / Mads Bryde Andersen -- European harmonization and the draft common frame of reference / Eric Clive -- Harmonization of international commercial law within the Commonwealth of Independent States / Alexander Trunk -- Part III. …”


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Mapping legal innovation : trends and perspectives

Table of Contents: “…by Ivan Tchotourian -- Consumers & Complaints: Marketing Evolution Leads to Legal Innovation from Contract Clauses to General Fairness by Ross Petty -- The Legal Innovation of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation and its Impact on Systems Competition by Martina Eckardt and Stefan Okruch -- Deregulation and Proactive Law as Regulative Innovations: A Case Study from Finland by Kaisa Sorsa and Tarja Salmi-Tolonen -- Reimagining Todays Legal Education for Tomorrows Lawyers: The Role of Legal Design, Technology and Innovation by Stephanie Dangel, Margaret Hagan and James Bryan Williams.…”


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1998 Business Law Institute.

Table of Contents: “…Skjerven -- A sample set of contract clauses: incorporating the electronic concept of record taken from a master financial agreement / C. …”


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The Formation and ratification of the Constitution : major historical interpretations

Table of Contents: “…Corwin -- The ex-post facto and the contracts clauses in the Federal Convention: a note on the editorial ingenuity of James Madison / William Winslow Crosskey -- The Federal Constitution and the defects of the Confederation / Max Farrand -- Shays's Rebellion and the Constitution: a study of causation / Robert A. …”


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The Supreme Court A to Z

Table of Contents: “…. -- Class Action -- Clay, Henry -- Clerk of the Court -- Clerks -- Clifford, Nathan -- Comity -- Commerce Power -- Common Law -- Communism -- Concurring Opinions -- Conferences -- Confessions -- Confirmation Process -- Congress and the Court -- Congressional Immunity -- Constitutional Law -- Contempt of Court -- Contract Clause -- Cost of Supreme Court -- Counsel, Right to Legal -- Courts, Lower -- Courts, Powers of -- Criminal Law and Procedure -- Cruel and Unusual Punishment -- Curator's Office -- Currency Powers -- Curtis, Benjamin R. -- Cushing, William.…”


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The Supreme Court A to Z by Jost, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…. -- Class Action -- Clay, Henry -- Clerk of the Court -- Clerks -- Clifford, Nathan -- Comity -- Commerce Power -- Common Law -- Communism -- Concurring Opinions -- Conferences -- Confessions -- Confirmation Process -- Congress and the Court -- Congressional Immunity -- Constitutional Law -- Contempt of Court -- Contract Clause -- Cost of Supreme Court -- Counsel, Right to Legal -- Counselor to the Chief Justice -- Courts, Lower -- Courts, Powers of -- Criminal Law and Procedure -- Cruel and Unusual Punishment -- Curator's Office -- Currency Powers -- Curtis, Benjamin R. -- Cushing, William -- D. …”


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