Ethical Issues in the Courts A Companion to

Explore the real-world intersections of our legal system and important ethical problems.ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE COURTS: A COMPANION TO PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS. You'll learn the ways the courts have ruled on issues such as abortion; euthanasia; assisted suicide; educating children; sex and marriage; gay rights; war, peace and pacifism; environmental rights; animal rights; freedom of expression; religious freedom; racial discrimination; affirmative action; sex discrimination; capital punishment; business ethics; computer ethics. Includes excerpts from 73 landmark court decisions, on ethical issues, along with helpful discussion questions and learning tools.

Preface

1 HUMAN LIFE: BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS

Abortion

Roe v. Wade

1

(2)

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Penn. v. Casey

3

(3)

Stenberg v. Carhart

6

(3)

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

In the Matter of Karen Quinlan

9

(3)

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

12

(2)

Bush v. Schiavo

14

(2)

Bouvia v. Glenchur

16

(3)

Washington v. Glucksberg

19

(2)

Vacco v. Quill

21

(2)

2 PRIVATE LIVES

Educating Children

Wisconsin v. Yoder

23

(2)

Plyler v. Doe

25

(3)

Vernonia School District v. Acton

28

(3)

Owasso v. Falvo

31

(2)

Sex and Marriage

Griswold v. Connecticut

33

(2)

Carey v. Population Services International

35

(2)

Loving v. Virginia

37

(2)

In the Matter of Baby M

39

(2)

Gay Rights

Lawrence v. Texas

41

(4)

Watkins v. United States Army

45

(2)

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale

47

(2)

Baker v. Vermont

49

(2)

Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health

51

(4)

3 WAR, PEACE, AND PACIFISM

United States v. O'Brien

55

(1)

Welsh v. United States

56

(2)

Rostker v. Goldberg

58

(2)

Fedorenko v. United States

60

(3)

Rasul v. Bush

63

(3)

4 THE ENVIRONMENT: PROTECTING NATURE AND ANIMAL RIGHTS

Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill

66

(2)

Sierra Club v. Morton

68

(3)

Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah

71

(3)

5 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Symbolic Speech

Cohen v. California

74

(2)

In the Matter of George T

76

(3)

Texas v. Johnson

79

(3)

R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

82

(1)

Collin v. Smith

83

(3)

Obscenity, Pornography, and Indecency

Roth v. United States

86

(3)

Stanley v. Georgia

89

(1)

Miller v. California

90

(3)

Southeastern Promotions v. Conrad

93

(2)

National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley

95

(3)

American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut

98

(3)

6 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources v. Smith

101

(2)

Wallace v. Jaffree

103

(2)

Edwards v. Aguillard

105

(3)

Elk Grove v. Newdow

108

(3)

7 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND AF1 IRMATIVE ACTION

Korematsu v. United States

111

(1)

Plessy v. Ferguson

112

(2)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

114

(2)

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

116

(5)

Gruffer v. Bollinger

121

(4)

The Coalition v. Pete Wilson

125

(2)

8 SEX DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

Sex Discrimination

California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. Guerra

127

(1)

International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls

128

(2)

Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County

130

(2)

United States v. Virginia

132

(2)

Sexual Harassment

Mentor Savings Bank v. Vinson

134

(2)

Harris v. Forklift Systems

136

(2)

Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District

138

(1)

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services

139

(2)

9 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Furman v. Georgia

141

Gregg v. Georgia

143

(1)

Coker v. Georgia

144

(2)

McClesky v. Kemp

146

(1)

Herrera v. Collins

147

(1)

Atkins v. Virginia

148

(3)

10 BUSINESS ETHICS

Grimshaw v. Ford

151

(1)

Deal v. Spears

152

(1)

Kasky v. Nike

153

(3)

11 COMPUTER ETHICS

United States v. Morris

156

(1)

United States v. Alkhabaz

157

(2)

Intel v. Hamidi

159

(2)

Reno v. ACLU

161

(2)

A&M Records v. Napster

163

(3)

How to Read a Court Decision

166

(1)

Legal Citation

167

(1)

Where to Find the Complete Text of Court Decisions

167

(1)

Glossary

168

(1)

Table of Cases

169

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