University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson is an award-winning educator and author specializing in legal and judicial ethics scholarship.
Discover how foundational constitutional principles influence modern legal debates in “Constitutional Law: Foundations, Interpretations, and Commentaries,” co-authored by UH Law Professor Renee Knake Jefferson and University of Missouri Professor Charles Rhodes.
Nov. 20, 2025 ‒ University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson, along with co-author Professor Charles Rhodes of the University of Missouri, have published a new constitutional law book titled “Constitutional Law: Foundations, Interpretations, and Commentaries.”
“The book blends historical narrative of constitutional development with contemporary doctrine, offering readers a deeper understanding of how foundational constitutional ideas shape current legal debates,” said Knake Jefferson.
Topics covered include judicial review, justiciability, federalism, separation of powers, and individual rights under the First, Second, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
Knake Jefferson is a nationally recognized scholar in legal and judicial ethics, an award-winning educator, and a prolific author with five books and more than 30 academic articles. At UH Law, she teaches Professional Responsibility, Legal Methods, and the seminar Law, Leadership & Power, bringing practical and scholarly expertise directly into the classroom.
Jefferson and Rhodes incorporate their own commentaries, analytical frameworks, and editorial insights to guide readers through major Supreme Court decisions and evolving interpretations.
“Constitutional Law: Foundations, Interpretations, and Commentaries” is available for purchase through West Academic.
For more information, please contact Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, cacriado@central.uh.edu or Rashda Khan, Communications Director, 325-656-2824, rkhan20@uh.edu.
