Provides a quantitative history of the development of constitutional law in the United States during the past 150 years.

Tenth in the American Enterprise Institute's continuing series this volume includes a penetrating consideration of the Burger Court's first ten years, as well as summaries and analyses of the outstanding decisions of the 1978-1979 term. Of particular interest are discussions of cases on freedom of speech and press, affirmative action and racial discrimination, rights of persons accused of crimes, rights of illegitimate children and federal regulation. A special feature of this volume is a cumulative index of all cases that have been summarized in the previous seven volumes of Significant Decisions of the Supreme Court, 1971-1978.

This book describes the coverage of the immunities and liabilities of government officials and employees under 42 Unites States Code Sect. 1983. Among the topics discussed are qualified immunity, immunities of witnesses, and recovery of punitive damages.

Describes the history of Congress and how it works today.