William M. Wiecek

Author of American Legal History: Cases and Materials

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William M. Wiecek is Congdon Professor of Public Law and Legislation at Syracuse University College of Law and holds a joint appointment in the history department. His books include Nuclear America: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States, 1940-1980 and Equal Justice under Law: show more Constitutional Development, 1835-1875. show less

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American Legal History: Cases and Materials (1991) — Author — 88 copies

Liberty under Law: (1988) 22 copies

The Birth of the Modern Constitution: The United States Supreme Court, 1941-1953 (2006) 16 copies

The Lost World of Classical Legal Thought: Law and Ideology in America, 1886-1937 (1998) 14 copies

The Sources of Antislavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848 (1977) 13 copies

The guarantee clause of the U.S. Constitution (1972) 11 copies

Constitutional Development in a Modernizing Society : The United States, 1803 to 1917 (Bicentennial Essays on the… (1985) 3 copies

The Guarantee Clause Of the U.S. Constitution (Cornell Studies in Civil Liberty.) (2004) 3 copies

By William M. Wiecek - The Sources of Antislavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-184 (1977-11-16) [Hardcover] 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1938
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American Legal History; Cases and Materials by Kermit L.; William M. Wiecek; Paul Finkelman Hall

I have the second addition and I think the third edition is out now but I love this book. It is a great resource for anyone interested in law and law history. This book has a comprehensive selection of the most important documents both in private and public law from when America was first a country to the present. It expertly shows how legal ideas change as American society changes. I really liked the headings/introductions to each case and documents which helped explain what I was reading and helps show it's broader context and themes.… (more)

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