The Constitution and Its Amendments 342.7303 C7626

Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice 342.7305 E64c

CQ Researcher 320.9 E232 

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution 342.73 E562

Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America  323.1196073 E562

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict 303.603 E565

Human Rights in the United States 342.73085 C329h

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: A Reference Guide 342.7300264 K784l

Statistical Handbook of Violence in America 303.60973 S7973

U.S. Supreme Court Cases 347.731 U5898

Violence in America 303.60973 V7954

We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About Students 344.73079 R225v

West's Encyclopedia of American Law 348.7303 W538

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