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Presents ten landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court issued between 1857 and 1990 that changed America.

Contains plain-English versions of the original legal texts of nine right-to-die decisions reached in America's courts, beginning with the landmark case of Karen Quinlan in 1976 which established the right to refuse or withdraw life-sustaining treatment, and continuing through the U.S. Supreme Court's 1997 determination on two right-to-physician-assisted-suicide cases.

Provides accounts of thirty-five crimes and trials that achieved celebrity status, beginning with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and continuing through the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal of 2004, each with photographs, sidebars, and references; and includes introductory essays that discuss the social and historical contexts in which the cases occurred.

Examines events surrounding the proposed rally in 1978 of a handful of neo-Nazis in the primarily Jewish suburb of Skokie, Illinois, looking at the court case that was filed in protest against the rally, and discussing the actions of the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the neo-Nazis and free speech.

Volume 1 of a three volume history of abortion decisions.

A collection of fifteen essays discussing teens' right to an education. Examines issues such as the teaching of evolution, students with disabilities, students' First Amendment rights at school, and pregnant students. Includes organizations to contact and further reading.

Provides information on court cases related to gender and offers varying perspectives on their rulings, discussing selective service registration for males, discrimination in employment decisions, the single-sex policy of the Virginia Military Institute, and gender-based discrimination towards transsexuals.

Contains nineteen articles that provide a variety of opinions and perspectives on issues related to religious liberty, discussing religious freedom as it pertains to school attendance laws, public attitudes, prison management, and hallucinogenic drug use.

Examines the debate surrounding racial discrimination in the United States, with arguments from both sides of the issue and an overview of legal policies related to the problem.