Eminent legal scholar Ronald Rotunda is the Doy and Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Chapman University. Rotunda is an expert in constitutional law, and he has taught courses and written extensively on the subject over the years.
Constitutional law specifically deals with the legal interpretation and implementation of the Constitution of the United States, which is the basis for the nation’s laws. It deals with the fundamental relationships and connections between various organs and levels of government and society. These include the relationship between the federal government and the states, the relationships among the states themselves, the relationship between the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), and the rights of the citizen relative to state and federal governments. Constitutional law relies heavily on Supreme Court rulings, which interpret the meaning of the United States Constitution regarding legal matters currently in dispute.
The history and character of the nation have been fundamentally shaped by controversies and decisions in hard-fought constitutional cases. Therefore, the study of constitutional law is critical for understanding the American legal tradition. Ronald Rotunda has authored many publications on the subject, including one of the foremost textbooks in the field, Modern Constitutional Law, and the 6 volume, Treatise on Constitutional Law.