Legal Research Guides by Course - Constitutional Law
Course Description
The course introduces the student to the basic concepts of Federal Constitutional Law. Emphasis is placed upon both structural constitutional law; that is, the law that constitutes the government, and protection of individual rights and liberties, including the examination of due process, equal protection and the First Amendment. Where pertinent, portions of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its interpretation by the Pennsylvania courts are also discussed. (5 credits) Required Course (Year Long)
Faculty Who Teach This Course
- Ken Gormley (Dean, Professor of Law)
- Robert S. Barker (Duquesne University Distinguished Professor of Law)
- Bruce Ledewitz (Professor of Law)
Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:
Print Collection
KF4501-KF5130 Constitutional Law
KFP400-KFP427 Pennsylvania Constitutional Law
Legal Research Databases
- Hein Online
- Westlaw and Lexis
- Proquest Congressional
- PA Capital Toolbox
- Legal Scholarship Network
- Making of Modern Law
- Bloomberg Law
- CALI - Constitutional Law - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/1l-first-year-lesson-topics/constitutional-law
- Constitutional Law (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/Constitutional_law
- Exploring Constitutional Law - http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html
- Constitutional Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/constitutional-law.html
- Constitutional Law Prof Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/
- Constitutional Law (FindLaw) - http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/06constitutional/index.html
- Stanford Constitutional Law Center - http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/conlaw/#overview
- Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure (NPA) - http://nationalparalegal.edu/conlawcrimproc_public/menu_conlawcrimproc.asp
- Constitutional Law (WashLaw) - http://www.washlaw.edu/subject/constitutional.html
- Constitutional Law under topics (ABA Journal) - http://www.abajournal.com/topic/constitutional+law
- The Constitution (Law Library of Congress) - http://www.loc.gov/law/help/usconlaw/constitutional_law.php
- Constitutional Law Information (AllLaw) - http://www.alllaw.com/legal_topic_index/constitutional/
- Constitutional Law (Virtual Chase) - http://virtualchase.justia.com/wiki/constitutional-law
- Pennsylvania Constitution (Duquesne University School of Law) - http://www.duq.edu/law/pa-constitution/
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - http://www.constitutional.net/pa_pacon_current.html
DCLI Webpage Links
- Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law, Constitutions (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, federal and state case law and our constitutions)
- Legal Research Guides: Constitutional Law
- Quick Guides: Research Guide - U.S. Constitutional Law
- Quick Guides: Research Guide - Pennsylvania Constitutional Law
rev. 10-15-2012
Patricia Horvath