Landmark law cases & American society

Studies the legal issues associated with "Furman versus Georgia," the Supreme Court case that resulted in the abolishment of most of the capital punishment laws in the United States in 1972.

Recounts the story of the three Civil Rights workers murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 and examines the struggle for racial equality in that part of the south.

Analyzes the core debates surrounding the Supreme Courts 1973 decision in Roe vs Wade, traces the case's history, and studies the impact it had on American society.

Offers a critical analysis of Dollree Mapp's Supreme Court case against unlawful search and seizure methods and its link to the constitutional battle over privacy rights.

Provides an account of the first major test of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, discussing the cases brought against Louisiana in 1873 by butchers who claimed they were being denied the right to labor by the state which had authorized a monopoly slaughterhouse in an attempt to address sanitation problems in New Orleans, and analyzes the significance of the majority and minority opinions of the Court justices.

"Presents a fully documented account of the trial of woman's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony for daring to vote in a federal election in 1872, which catapulted her into the very front rank of the feminist movement"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the development of sexual harassment law in the United States. Focuses on the 1978 landmark case involving bank employee Mechelle Vinson and her boss. Discusses how this case evolved, moving from the federal district court to the U.S. Supreme Court and then back to the district court. Includes a chronology and a list of relevant cases.

Studies the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Gregory Lee Johnson's right to burn an American flag in protest.

Documents the civil and church trials of Anne Hutchinson in the seventeenth century in Massachusetts.

Analyzes the core debates surrounding the Supreme Courts 1973 decision in Roe vs Wade, traces the case's history, and studies the impact it had on American society.