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The war on drugs, Sylvia Engdahl, book editor

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index

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The war on drugs

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Sylvia Engdahl, book editor

Contentious issues such as the death penalty, civil liberties, and reproductive rights touch on people's deeply held beliefs. Greenhaven Press's Issues on Trial series captures the passion and depth of those debates, examining how the courts have helped to shape each issue through their rulings. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and includes primary sources like the text of court rulings and dissenting opinions, as well as secondary sources such as analyses and views of the rulings. Offering both historical and contemporary material, each Issues on Trial volume offers a wealth of information on issues currently confronting society

Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Drug Testing Of Government Employees Is Not Unconstitutional -- Case Overview: National Treasury Employees Union v Von Raab (1989) -- 1: Court's Decision: Routine drug testing does not violate the Fourth Amendment / Anthony M Kennedy -- 2: Dissenting Opinion: Drug testing without reason for suspicion is not justifiable / Antonin Scalia -- 3: Mandatory drug screening weakens the protection of the Fourth Amendment / George J Annas -- 4: Court justifications for rulings in drug cases are often largely symbolic / Douglas Husak and Stanton Peele -- Chapter 2: Civil Forfeiture And Criminal Punishment For The Same Offense Is Legal -- Case Overview: United States v Ursery (1996) -- 1: Court's Decision: Both civil forfeiture and criminal penalties can be imposed for the same offense / William Rehnquist -- 2: Concurring and dissenting opinion: It is wrong to impose civil forfeiture of minor offenders' homes / John Paul Stevens -- 3: Civil forfeiture laws are not fair and have not reduced drug use / Paul Craig Roberts -- 4: Civil forfeiture laws can take the profit out of crime / William R Schroeder -- Chapter 3: Drug Testing Of Participants In Extracurricular Activities Is Legal -- Case Overview: Pottawatomie v Earls (2002) -- 1: Court's Decision: Suspicionless drug testing is a reasonable means of deterring drug use among schoolchildren / Clarence Thomas -- 2: Dissenting Opinion: Drug testing the student population least likely to take drugs is unconstitutional / Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- 3: Government has a compelling interest in preventing the spread of drug use in schools / Theodore B Olson et al -- 4: Student drug-testing program approved in Earls is not fair / Craig M Bradley -- 5: Supreme Court's ruling in Earls teaches the wrong lesson to students / Richard Glen Boire -- Chapter 4: Federal Government Can Prohibit Medical Use Of Marijuana -- Case Overview: Gonzales v Raich (2005) -- 1: Court's Decision: Congress has the power to regulate drugs despite state laws / John Paul Stevens -- 2: Dissenting Opinion: The Constitution leaves protection of citizens' health up to the states / Sandra Day O'Connor -- 3: Gonzales v Raich is less about drugs than about limits to federal power / Jonathan H Adler -- 4: Any change in drug policy should be made by congress, not the courts / Timothy J Dowling -- 5: Battle between federal and state governments over medical marijuana is not over / Susan Okie -- Organizations to contact -- For further research -- Index