AS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED, this book was to be a work of completely joint authorship. However, long before we completed the manuscript, Trevor Morrison took a position as Associate White House Counsel in the Obama Administration, the demands of which precluded full participation in the writing. Consequently, Michael Dorf completed the job. We planned the structure and overall argument together, but Morrison was the initial author of only Chapters 5 (Separation of Powers), 9 (Congressional Enforcement of Constitutional Rights), and 10 (Beyond the Courts), with Dorf writing the balance of the book. We have nonetheless used the plural authorial voice to reflect the collaborative nature of the project.
A number of other people were instrumental in the production of this book. Dennis Patterson first suggested the project to us and we would like to also thank Lori Wood, formerly of Oxford University Press. Chris Collins succeeded her as our principal editor, and was very accommodating of our tardiness. Sherry Colb and Steven Shiffrin provided insightful comments on chapter drafts, and Benjamin Beaton and James Rumpf were terrific research assistants. We also very much appreciate the comments of several anonymous reviewers of the original proposal; we altered the organization and emphasis of the book in response to their observations. Needless to say, all errors are our own.