All tri-campus UW Libraries are closed until further notice. Remote services are available. See UW Libraries COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) Updates and Resources
When Professors Kathryn Watts and Sanne Knudsen announced a new law school course on presidential power for winter 2017, the course quickly filled. But the interest wasn't restricted to law students: faculty and students from other UW departments, alumni, and community members were eager to learn about the law of presidential power. This guide collects readings for anyone who would like to pursue the topic.
The wide interest in presidential power issues led Prof. Watts and Prof. Lisa Manheim to write The Limits of Presidential Power: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law (January 2018). Use the links in this guide to find more information about some of the topics discussed in the book. You can see Kathryn Watts interviewed about the book on KING TV here.
We want to make materials widely available, but we also need to work within the licensing agreements for the different databases we use. Although we will often link to materials that are on free websites, we will sometimes link to material that is only available to UW users.
Articles and Cases
HeinOnline and Nexis Uni are large online collections that are available to the entire UW community, so faculty, students, and staff can use them from wherever they have web access. They are also available to members of the community who visit campus libraries. [UW Restricted]
Books
Students, faculty, and staff can check out books from the University Libraries and from Summit Libraries (about 40 academic libraries in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho).
Members of the public can check out books from the Gallagher Law Library (but not if the books are in the Reference Area or on Course Reserve).
Local Libraries
If you do not have access to a resource we cite, check with your local library: public library, county law library, law school library, or university library. Not every library subscribes to every resource, but your local librarians should be able to help you find sources with the citations we give.
Pleast note the navigation bar on the left.