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We the students [electronic resource] : Supreme Court cases for and about students / Jamin B. Raskin.

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This unique reference has introduced countless students to the field of legal studies by studying Supreme Court issues that directly affect young people. For this third edition, CQ Press worked directly with educators to retain the best features of the previous editions while updating and further re...

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Main Author: Raskin, Jamin B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2008.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Students > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > Cases.
Students > Civil rights > United States > Cases.
Educational law and legislation > United States > Cases.
Educational law and legislation.
Students > Civil rights.
Students > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • "We the people" : our constitution and courts
  • Voices and choices : the First Amendment and student speech
  • Freedom of the student press : all the news the school sees fit to print
  • The wall of separation between church and school
  • The Fourth Amendment : searching the student body
  • The constitution and student discipline : " due process" and "cruel and unusual punishment" at school
  • Equal protection against race discrimination : from segregation to multicultural democracy
  • The other lines we draw at school : wealth, gender, citizenship, and sexual orientation
  • Harassment in the hallways : sexual harassment, bullying, and the law
  • A healthy student body : disability, privacy, pregnancy, and sexuality.

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