Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amendment--a requirement that often leads to public debate and controversy. Author Thomas C. Mackey thoroughly examines the problems and issues in public policymaking, legal precedents, and the people behind them.
After a brief historical background, "Pornography on Trial" surveys and analyzes the leading issues and case law on obscenity from l957 to the present. Half the book consists of documents--judicial opinions--from key cases. There are...
Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amend...
"A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era" is the first comprehensive collection of public policy actions, political speeches, and judicial decisions related to the American Civil War. Collectively, the four volumes in this series give scholars, teachers, and students easy access to the full texts of the most important, fundamental documents as well as hardto- find, rarely published primary sources on this critical period in U.S. history. The first two volumes of the series, " Legislative Achievements" and "Political Arguments, " were released last year....
"A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era" is the first comprehensive collection of public policy actions, political speeches, and judi...
Offers the first comprehensive collection of public policy actions, political speeches, and judicial decisions related to the American Civil War. This three-volume set gives scholars and students easy access to the full texts of both the most important, fundamental documents as well as hard-to-find, rarely published primary sources on this critical period in US history.
Offers the first comprehensive collection of public policy actions, political speeches, and judicial decisions related to the American Civil War. This...
