Lee Epstein (PhD, Emory University) is the University Professor of Law & Political Science and the Hilliard Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Southern California. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Science Foundation, Epstein has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles and essays and 18 books. She is currently co-editing The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behaviour. Professor Epstein's empirical research is frequently cited in the New York Times, among other news media.

Drawing from political science as much as from legal studies, Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course helps readers realize that Supreme Court cases are more than just legal names and citations. Ideal for a one semester course, the Ninth Edition covers recent landmark cases and new scholarship in a more condensed format.