James A. Gardner is professor at the University at Buffalo Law School. He is the author of Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy and editor of State Expansion of Federal Constitutional Liberties: Individual Rights in a Dual Constitutional System.

"Interpreting State Constitutions is an important and original effort to provide an overall theory of how state constitutions should be interpreted. The idea of placing state constitutional interpretation within an understanding of federalism is extremely significant, and James Gardner executes the project with great skill." - Robert A. Schapiro, Emory University School of Law"

James A. Gardner is professor at the University at Buffalo Law School. He is the author of Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy and editor of State Expansion of Federal Constitutional Liberties: Individual Rights in a Dual Constitutional System.

"Interpreting State Constitutions is an important and original effort to provide an overall theory of how state constitutions should be interpreted. The idea of placing state constitutional interpretation within an understanding of federalism is extremely significant, and James Gardner executes the project with great skill." - Robert A. Schapiro, Emory University School of Law"