Keith Whittington

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Whittington, Keith; Gillman, Howard; Mark A., Graber (2021). American Constitutionalism (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-752763-4.
  • (2019). Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review of Acts of Congress from the Founding to the Present. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN   978-0-7006-2779-0.
  • (2018). Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN   9780691181608.
  • (2016). American Political Thought: Readings and Materials. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-933886-3.
  • (2007). Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy: The Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-09640-7.
  • (1999). Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent, and Judicial Review. University Press of Kansas. ISBN   978-0-7006-1141-6.
  • (1999). Constitutional Construction: Divided Powers and Constitutional Meaning. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN   978-0-674-16541-0.
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    Keith Whittington
    Born (1968-07-12) July 12, 1968 (age 55)
    Occupation(s)Professor, academic
    Academic background
    Education