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Taking sides : clashing views on legal issues / edited by M. Ethan Katsh & William Rose - 12th edition. - xxii, 375 p. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary learning series .

Contents;

Part 1. Law and the Individual
Issue 1. Should Persons who are declared to be Enemy Combatants be able to contents their detention before a Judge
Issue 2. Is abortion protected by the Constitution
Issue 3. Are restrictions on Physician-assisted Suicide Constitutional?
Issue 4. Do people have a Legal Right to Clone Themselves
Issue 5. Does the Sharing of Music Files through the internet violate the Copyright law?
Issue 6. Should the Insanity Defense Be Abolished
Issue 7. Can the Police require Individuals to identify Themselves?

Part 2. LAW and the State
Issue 8. Do Religious Groups Have a Right to Use Public School Facilities after hours
Issue 9. Does the use of high-technology thermal Imaging Devices Violate the Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Guarantees?
Issue 10. Are Laws Requiring Schools and Public Libraries to Filter Internet Access Constitutional?
Issue 11. Does the "Cruel the and Unusual Punishment" Clause of the Eighth Amendment Bar the Imposition of Death Penalty on Juveniles
Issue 12. Is a Sentence of Life in Prison for Stealing $ 150 Worth of videotapes Constitutional?
Issue 13 Is Drug use Testing of students who participate in Extracurricular activities Permitted under the fourth Amendment

Part 3. Law and the Community
Issue 14. Can Companies that lie about their business practices be punished without having their first amendment rights violated
Issue 15. Are Blanket prohibitions on cross burnings unconstitutional
Issue 16. May marriage Be Denied to same-sex couples?
Issue 17. Are Public schools officials liable for damages in case of student-on-student sexual harassment?
Issue 18. Should children with disabilities be provided with extraordinary care in order to attend Regular classes in public schools
Issue 19. Do race-conscious programs in public university admission policies violate the fourteenth amendments guarantee of equal protection under the law?


Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN: 9780073545592 0073545597

ISSN: 10985395

LCCN: 2017446011

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Crime--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminology--United States.
Crime.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminology.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Dewey Class. No.: 340.115 / TAK