Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution--a penetrating analysis of the background of the Bill of Rights and the meanings of each provision of the amendments. 5 illustrations.

A wonderful combination of judiciousness and vigor. Henry Steele Commager

Bringing together his essays written over the past two decades, this insightful collection will provoke new discussion on the history of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the establishment clause of the First Amendment, and the right ...

In A License to Steal, Leonard W. Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice that, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society.

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Andrew Jackson through Theodore Roosevelt.

In Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution, the distinguished constitutional scholar Leonard Levy cuts through the Gordian Knot of claim and counterclaim with an argument that is clear, logical, and compelling.

Pulitzer prize - 1969.

This book, by presenting Justice Brennan's decisions on many of these issues, illustrates his role as "the conscience of the Court".