law and legislation

Provides historical background information about the Fourteenth Amendment and includes essays that debate issues associated with equal protection.

A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery, including arguments over the Emancipation Proclamation, "Separate but Equal" laws, and other court cases related to the amendment.

Addresses questions related to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, discussing the origins of the controversy over the drug, whether it poses a health risk, and whether it is effective medicine.

A collection of articles selected from the New York Times that examines gun laws and gun rights in the United States.

Provides an introduction to gun control in the United States, looking at both sides of the debate.

Offers a detailed chronology of the Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education, which banned segregation in American public schools.

Examines constitutional issues surrounding marriage rights and gay rights in the United States and discusses how laws have changed.

Explores the debate on euthanasia and assisted-suicide, and examines how the debate has evolved over the years.

Examines the development of online privacy, describes the complexities of privacy in the digital age, and discusses issues of privacy in relation to social networking, corporations, the government, and other related topics.

An overview of the important events and individuals associated with the Scopes Monkey Trial that details how and why John Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee state legislature by teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in a high school classroom; and features photographs, illustrations, biographical sketches, and excerpts from primary source documents.