legal status, laws, etc

A collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.

Discusses ethical, legal, and political issues related to the legal regulation of transgender conversion therapy in Canada. Includes a glossary.

Discusses a number of issues related to the laws regarding adoption and parenthood.

Presents divergent viewpoints on the legal rights of gays and lesbians.

Contains articles that provide opposing viewpoints on whether measures enacted to ensure safe learning environments in schools are violating the civil rights of students.

A story of two lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.

"Rivermouth is a polemic arguing for porous borders, a decriminalization of immigration, a more open sense of what we owe one another, and a willingness to extend radical empathy"--.

"The journey towards full citizenship was long and winding for Indigenous peoples in the United States. Readers will come to understand how legal status affected the lives and opportunities of Indigenous peoples throughout American history"--Provided by publisher.

This book explores the historic landmark legislation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implications today.

Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated that schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender and focuses on its effects in schools, politics, sports and the culture as a whole.