Ethical Issues in the Courts A Companion to Philosophical Ethics

by Van Camp, Julie C.

• ISBN13: 9780495005742
• ISBN10: 0495005746
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-12
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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