Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial legal issues /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Katsh, M. Ethan, Rose, William D. (William David)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, [2004]
Edition:11th ed.
Series:Taking sides.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Do "standardless" manual recounts violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution?
  • Is abortion protected by the Constitution?
  • Are restrictions on physician-assisted suicide constitutional?
  • Do people have a legal right to clone themselves?
  • Does the sharing of music files through the Internet violate copyright laws?
  • Should the insanity defense be abolished?
  • Are pretextual stops by the police constitutional?
  • Do religious groups have a right to use public school facilities after hours?
  • Does the use of high-technology thermal imaging devices violate the Fourth Amendment search and seizure guarantee?
  • Are laws requiring schools and public libraries to filter Internet access constitutional?
  • Is it constitutional to impose the death penalty on the mentally retarded?
  • Is a sentence of life in prison for stealing $150 worth of videotapes constitutional?
  • Is drug use testing of students who participate in extracurricular activities permitted under the Fourth Amendment?
  • Can companies that lie about their business practices be punished without having their First Amendment rights violated?
  • Are blanket prohibitions on cross burnings unconstitutional?
  • Are laws criminalizing homosexual conduct unconstitutional?
  • Are public school officials liable for damages in cases of student-on-student sexual harassment?
  • Should children with disabilities be provided with extraordinary care in order to attend regular classes in public schools?
  • Do race-conscious programs in public university admissions policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law?