Christopher E. Smith, J.D., Ph.D.
Author/Commentator
About
Christopher E. Smith is the author of 25 books about law and government. He taught courses on constitutional rights, the U.S. Supreme Court, and public policy for forty years, including more than three decades as a professor at Michigan State University. His other experiences include running for Congress and leading the Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence.
Education
A.B. (Government) Harvard University
M.Sc. (Sociology) University of Bristol, U.K.
J.D. (Law) University of Tennessee
Ph.D. (Political Science) University of Connecticut
Author (or co-author) of such titles as.....
Evolving Constitutional Rights (2025)
The Supreme Court and the Development of Law (2016)
John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice (2015)
Living Democracy (multiple editions 2009-2024)
Constitutional Rights: Myths & Realities (2004)
The Supreme Court, Crime, and the Ideal of Equal Justice (2003)
The Changing Supreme Court (1997)
Courts and Public Policy (1993)
Courts and the Poor (1991)
