ISBN: 0316569682.****Teacher's Manual to Legislative Process**** By Abner J. Mikva and Eric Lane. 1995 Aspen Law &amp; Buseness. 159 Numbered pages.

Legislative Process Im

Abner J. Mikva

Aspen Publishers

In Legislative Process, Third Edition, two outstanding authors explore American legislative institutions and the processes by which they consider and enact legislation. Using a rich variety of primary source materials, and placing consistent emphasis on the processes and practice of law, Mikva and Lane consider contemporary legislative topics in the context of historical events. <ul>
<li> extraordinary authorship by Abner J. Mikva, Former Chief Judge to the United States Court of Appeals, Congressman for five terms, and Counsel to the President during the Clinton Administration; Eric Lane has extensive legislative experience at the state level </li> <li> extensive use of primary materials, such as <ul>
<li> bills and statutes </li> <li> committee reports and debates </li> <li> legislative rules </li> <li> constitutional provisions and other legislative authorities </li> <li> case decisions </li> </ul>
</li> <li> a practical and process-oriented approach </li> <li> a historical focus that gives context to topics and sheds light on current legislative enactments </li> <li> detailed Teacher’s Manual </li> </ul>
 Updated throughout, the Third Edition includes: <ul>
<li> additional focus on legislative oversight and executive privilege </li> <li> recent developments on census, sampling, and statistical tools for redistricting through addition of Wisconsin v. City of New York </li> <li> a fresh look at campaign finance reform through the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and McConnell v. F.E.C. </li> <li> new materials on legislative ethics in the post-Abramoff world, The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 </li> <li> Davis v. Bandemer is replaced with Vieth v. Jubelirer as the Court continues to evince uncertainty about the justiciability of gerrymandering </li> <li> updated Teacher’s Manual with Transition Guide and sample syllabi </li> </ul>
 Balancing theory and practice, authors Mikva and Lane offer current coverage of the great American legislative institutions, the process of lawmaking, and the historical context in which these institutions and processes have evolved. New professors can have confidence in teaching this course for the first time with the new updated Teacher’s Manual that includes sample syllabi and the authors’ significant insights and guidance.

Legislative Process

Eric Lane

In Legislative Process, Fourth Edition, three outstanding authors explore American legislative institutions and the processes by which they consider and enact legislation. Using a rich variety of primary source materials, and placing consistent emphasis on the processes and practice of law, Mikva, Lane and Gerhardt consider contemporary legislative topics in the context of historical events.
Key Features:
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<li>Maintains focus on legislative process</li>
<li> Extraordinary authorship, including new co-author Gerhardt has advised congressional leaders and White House officials on numerous constitutional issues.</li>
<li>New, unique, and updated material on important subjects in the legislative process, including, but not limited to:</li>
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<li> legislators conceptions of their duties Congress relative institutional competency to interpret the Constitution</li>
<li>the President s role in law-making</li>
<li>voting rights</li>
<li>legislative ethics</li>
<li>statutory construction</li>
<li> impeachment</li>
<li>the Senate confirmation process;</li>
<li>and congressional rulemaking</li>
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Legislative Process (Aspen Casebook)

Michael Gerhardt

Legal Education

Aspen Publishing

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooks Legislative Process is the only casebook that provides in-depth coverage of the goals, structures, processes, powers, and rules of Congress and its committees and subcommittees. With its extraordinarily impressive authorship team consisting of Abner J. Mikva, Eric Lane, Michael Gerhardt, and Daniel Hemel (each of whom has had significant legislative experience), this important casebook serves as an insider's perspective on the legislative process. The book takes a practical and process-oriented approach. It provides historical context on the role and drafting and interpretation of statutes, and includes extensive use of primary materials, including bills and statutes, committee reports and debates, legislative rules, constitutional provisions and other legislative authorities, and judicial decisions. 
New to the Fifth Edition: Up-to-date legislative and judicial developments regarding the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Affordable Care Act, the budget process, and other landmark congressional statutes In-depth analyses of the two impeachments of Donald Trump and Supreme Court confirmation proceedings over the last few decades Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms, besides impeachment, for holding presidents accountable for their misconduct Consideration of various proposals for reforming the federal law-making process Professors and students will benefit from: The detailed descriptions of the law-making process within Congress Comprehensive analysis of the relative scope of major congressional powers Inside accounts of legislative activities, including committee and subcommittee work The use of the casebook as a handbook for anyone interested in knowing more, or working in, Congress or state legislatures

Legislative Process: [Connected eBook] (Aspen Casebook) (The Aspen Casebooks)

Michael J. Gerhardt

Daniel J. Hemel

In an easy-to-read colloquial style, Mikva and Lane lead students to the understanding they need for succes in substantive courses with a heavy statutory emphasis:
<li>The Interpretation of Statutes - Beginning whre students do, by reading interpretive cases, the authors demonstrate that statutory interpretation is not simply the search for legislative meaning or intent, but also the exercise of power by a separate branch of government. Organized around two types of cases, those where the statutory language is clear and where it is unclear, this chapter delves into judicial approaches to statutory interpretation and the tools employed for that purpose, as well as criticism of such approaches.</li>
<li>The Legislative Process - Addresses the environment in which the consideration of legislation takes place and the dynamics of the enactment process.</li>
<li>The Enactment of a Statute - Follows a particular bill through the window of the Congressional Record. This illustrates example focuses attention on the details and language of the legislative process.</li>
<li>The Anatomy of a Statute - A complete dissection of the structure, form, and generic provisions.</li>
<li>The Publication of Statutes - Offers little-known insights that can be used for tactical advantage.</li>

An Introduction To Statutory Interpretation and the Legislative Process (Introduction to Law Series) (Aspen Treatise)

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