Offers the statutes, legal opinions, and studies that students need to structure a argument on a given controversial topic. This title features appendixes which help students conduct legal research.

This volume discusses various aspects of the effectiveness and legality of racial profiling.

Beginning with the voting fiasco in Florida in November 2000, this volume addresses three important issues: voter fraud, campaign contributions, and political advertising.

Arguing the pros and cons of the victimless crime of marijuana use, Ruschmann examines some of the key issues associated with the use of the drug.

Three major areas of controversy in child custody are examined--the viability of the best interest of the child standard; the rights of custodial and noncustodial parents; and the impact of race in child custody proceedings.

Blogging is a phenomenon of the Internet Age, opening up new opportunities & new challenges. This new edition covers all aspects of blogging, including issues of regulation.

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A review of the rights to self-expression & publication in the light of recent controversies. This text examines the First Amendment to the U.S. constitution in the context of social networking & the explosion of digital media.

Social Security, created in 1935, has helped millions of older Americans avoid poverty, but is currently facing a crisis. this text looks at the problems & the proposals for reform.

Presents a series of arguments and counter-arguments of some of the most contested current theories of education the United States today.