law and legislation

A collection of seventeen essays examining the controversies related to free speech and hate speech. Explores legislation, free speech on college campuses, censorship, and punishment. Includes organizations to contact.

Two survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida discuss the making of the #NeverAgain movement.

Presents a balanced approach to the issue of gun control in the United States, exploring the topics of ownership, violence, the firearms industry, guns in video games and the media, and more.

Provides information on race and the law, including the history with slavery, Native Americans and immigrants, civil rights, related issues, and more.

Provides information on the subject of guns in America, including the history, laws and amendments, debates, and more.

A two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime.

Presents a collection of seventeen essays from both perspectives addressing the debate between free speech and hate speech.

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.

Explores the controversy surrounding so-called "DREAMers," children taken into the United States illegally by their parents, who then grew up in the United States and are now adults facing many challenges, such as the fact that the DREAM Act has yet to be passed in Congress.