Institutional Powers and Constraints, 4th Edition

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Coming Soon
A more extensive archive of case summaries will be posted when the new edition of this book is published in 2004.

Current Cases
Ex parte Quirin (1942) Although not from the recently completed term, this case is relevant to the current war on terrorism and the use of military tribunals.

Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs (2003)The Court holds that Congress had validly exercised its authority to abrogate states' sovereign immunity for violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.