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Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"At Issue: Self-Defense Laws: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Free speech is guaranteed under the First Amendment. Although it may hurt and offend, hate speech is still free, under most circumstances. But what happens when institutions like universities adopt policies prohibiting offensive speech? Do such policies cause more harm than good? Should measures be taken to curb threatening or insulting comments? Or does that amount to little more than censorship? Is our quest to be polite and politically correct...
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Debates such issues as whether abortion should be banned; whether teens must notify their parents prior to having an abortion; whether women undergoing abortions should be required to have an ultrasound and whether doctors may refuse to perform abortions if it violates their spiritual and moral beliefs. --Introduction, page 10.
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Civil disobedience, the refusal to obey certain laws, is a method of protest famously articulated by philosopher and writer Henry David Thoreau in his 1849 essay Civil Disobedience. Thoreau believed that protest became a moral obligation when laws collided with conscience. Since then, civil disobedience has been employed as a form of rebellion around the world. But is there a place for civil disobedience in democratic societies? When is civil disobedience...
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Anthology of diverse viewpoints exploring the Supreme Court's politicization across history, whether it is realistic or useful to expect it to be insulated from politics, and possible means of depoliticizing the court"--
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Nowhere is the gun control debate more heated than in the United States. Gun control advocates argue for tighter restrictions on purchasing and licensing in the hopes of reducing incidents of shootings. Gun owners fear that their guns will be taken away, eliminating their ability to protect their families. Carrying a concealed handgun is legal in every state, and polls shows that the majority of Americans support conceal and carry. The viewpoints...
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Discusses whether cameras should be allowed in courtrooms. Issues include whether cameras should be allowed in criminal courts, whether they should be allowed in the Supreme Court, and whether the use of cameras would lead to a more educated public.
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