Murphy, Walter Francis

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MURPHY, Walter Francis

MURPHY, Walter Francis. American, b. 1929. Genres: Novels, Law, Politics/Government. Career: Princeton University, NJ, Assistant Professor, 1958-61, Associate Professor, 1961-65, Professor, 1965-69, Chairman of the Dept. of Politics, 1966-69, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, 1968-95, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus, 1995-. World Politics, Book Review Articles Ed., 1972-78. Publications: Congress and the Court, 1962; Elements of Judicial Strategy, 1964; Wiretapping on Trial, 1965; Comparative Constitutional Law, 1978. CO-AUTHOR: The Study of Public Law, 1972; American Democracy, 10th ed., 1983; Public Opinion and Constitutional Courts, 1974; American Constitutional Interpretation, 1986, 2nd ed., 1995. CO-EDITOR: Courts, Judges, and Politics, 1961, 5th ed., 2000; Modern American Democracy, 1969; Basic Cases in Constitutional Law, 1980, 3rd ed., 1992. NOVELS: The Vicar of Christ, 1979; The Roman Enigma, 1981; Upon this Rock, 1987. Address: 1533 Eagle Ridge Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122, U.S.A.

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