Presents an overview of the controversy over diminishing privacy in the information age; examines privacy laws; features a chronology of significant events; contains brief biographies of individuals who have influenced the development of privacy issues; and includes a glossary and a guide to further research.
Examines the debate over physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the U.S., looking at various arguments for and against the practice; and includes a chronology, a list of key people in the history of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, a glossary, a guide to further research, and a selection of resource information.
Provides a historical overview of tax revolts and tax reform, looks at different types of taxes, features a chronology of tax highlights from 1620 to 2000, contains biographical sketches of individuals who have made an impact on the issue of tax reform, and includes a selection of related documents, and references.
Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.
Presents information about the Supreme Court case which questioned the Virginia Military Institute's male-only policy and which refueled the debate regarding private, single-gender schools.
Presents an overview of gun-related issues, a chronology, an annotated bibliography, a glossary, and a guide to organizations and agencies, as well as several appendices on gun laws, polls, and court cases.
Examines the 1989 Supreme Court case that dealt with whether the family of Nancy Cruzan had a right to remove a feeding and hydration tube from her body.
Describes the 1995 Supreme Court case which held that public school officials could do mandatory drug testing if they showed that a drug problem existed among the students, even though individual students were not suspected.
