Civil liberties
By: James D. Torr, book editor.
Contributors: Torr, James D., 1974-
Series: Current controversies
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Civil rights -- United States; National security -- United States; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
Description: Presents viewpoints that debate the importance of civil liberties and the potential threats to them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: Censorship of violence in popular entertainment is justified -- Robert Peters; title: Censorship of pornography may be justified -- Holman W. Jenkins Jr. -- A; title: constitutional amendment against flag desecration is justified -- Patrick Brady; title: Restrictions against hate speech are necessary -- Michael Israel; title: Censorship of violence in popular entertainment is not justified -- Judith Levine; title: Censorship of sex-related speech violates the First Amendment -- Marilyn C. Mazur -- A; title: constitutional amendment against flag desecration would undermine the First Amendment -- Kenneth A. Paulson; title: Restrictions against hate speech violate the First Amendment -- Paul McMasters; title: Restrictions against offensive speech harm society -- Nat Hentoff -- The; title: Constitution's framers did not intend strict separation of church and state -- Matthew D. Staver; title: Prohibiting school prayer threatens religious liberty -- Laurel MacLeod; title: Faith-based social services organizations should be eligible for federal funding -- Leslie Lenkowsky -- The; title: Constitution's framers intended strict separation of church and state -- Allen Jayne; title: School prayer threatens religious liberty -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State; title: Faith-based social services organizations should not be eligible for federal funding -- Gwendolyn Mink; title: Loss of privacy is a serious problem -- Charles J. Sykes; title: Stronger privacy protection laws are necessary -- Dianne Feinstein; title: Individuals' ability to communicate anonymously via the Internet is threatened -- Jonathan D. Wallace; title: Face-recognition technology threatens individual privacy -- Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt -- The; title: threat to privacy is exaggerated -- Michael Lind -- Stronger privacy protection laws are unnecessary / -- Amitai Etzioni; title: Individuals should not be allowed to communicate anonymously via the Internet -- David Davenport; title: Face-recognition technology does not threaten individual privacy -- Solveig Singleton; title: Curtailment of civil liberties is justified in times of crisis -- Jay Winik -- ; title: use of military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is justified -- Bruce Tucker Smith -- The; title: use of torture may be justified in certain circumstances -- Alan M. Dershowitz; title: Government anti-terrorism measures threaten to severely weaken civil liberties -- Valerie L. Demmer -- The; title: use of military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is not justified -- the -- St. Louis post-dispatch -- The; title: government should not authorize the use of torture to combat terrorism-- Harvey A. Silverglate.