Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States

Joseph Story's famous and still-influential review of the origins, influences, and early interpretations of the Constitution is now presented in the author's own 1833 Abridged Edition--considered the most useful and readable version of this important work, from the Supreme Court's youngest Justice. No other ebook version offers the accessible abridged form, and in proper digital format no less.


One of the United States' most influential legal scholars and jurists wrote his landmark treatise before the Civil War, describing federalism, states' history, freedoms, and constitutional structure. He abridged it into this usable book. Adding a new 2013 Foreword by constitutional scholar Kermit Roosevelt of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the quality Quid Pro edition features active Contents and embedded pagination from the original, for continuity of referencing and citation. Roosevelt provides background and a biographical summary, and catalogs how the Supreme Court today frequently quotes Story for positions on hotbed legal issues, such as gun control, federalism, and privacy.


Part of the Legal Legends Series.