The Fifth Edition of the Barnett/Blackman casebook will be published circa December 2026 for adoption in the Spring 2027 semester. We worked out an arrangement with our publisher to finalize several chapters immediately after the term ends.
First, we are incorporating Hemani and Wolford into the Second Amendment chapter. We already shortened Heller, and the excerpt from Bruen will likely shrink. It is regrettable the Court will not decide the AR-15 case until our book is in print.
The chapter on sex discrimination was waiting for B.P.J. v. West Virginia. That case follows neatly from Skrmetti and Mahmoud. Indeed, Frontiero and Craig v. Boren seem quaint and a bit outdated.
