Constitutional Debates
Want more information? Try some of these links for additional help with your topics. Also, feel free to try to online databases for more about your topic. SIRS is suited to PRO/CON issues and debate and has numerous articles on the constitutional topics. ProQuest is also helpful. Here are on links to other responsible websites. Check back often because info changes and other links are added throughout the process.
General Constitution
Constitution Center,
Read the full text of the Constitution http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml
Interactive Constitution complete with links to everything within the Constitution: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
Your first amendment rights are…
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=3924
A good starting point for information on freedom of speech and search and seizure issues that relate to students with landmark court cases cited.
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_stud.html
This website provides a basic background on the Constitutional rights of students. Well supported by documentation.
http://www.aclj.org/Issues/Resources/Document.aspx?ID=849
A question and answer page that covers due process and how it relates to students, search and seizure, and freedom of speech.
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/stu02.htm
This site covers many diverse topics. Student speech section includes dress code, uniforms, and student publications. Other topics include search and seizure and drug testing, the death penalty
A site with information on due process rights of people, student searches, Bill of Rights overview, freedom of speech, and much more. A great starting point with links to various topics
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html
A good place to begin understanding the Bill of Rights and how they can be interpreted.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/billofrightsintro.html
Search your topic and read through articles and cases.
Capital Punishment Websites
Great background information on death penalty legislation and history, http://www.pbs.org/now/society/deathpenalty.html
Bureau of Justice
provides statistics about those under the sentence of death in the US
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
Department of State material on capital punishment
http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/human_rights/capital_punishment.html
CBS News website. Interesting info on studies done regarding capital punishment.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/11/national/main2911428.shtml
American Civil Liberties Union addresses the issue of capital punishment.
http://www.aclu.org/capital/index.html
Facts about death penalty and deterrence of capital crimes.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
University of Alaska, Anchorage website with pro and con links.
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/procon.html
Cornell University’s law school site with a hugemungous amount of info including the appropriate amendments, state and federal law, plus more!
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Death_penalty
Clark County Death Penalty Issues, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/links/dplinks.htm
Gun Control
http://www.aclu.org/police/gen/14523res20020304.html
http://www.aclu.org/about/faqs/index.html
Myths about gun control http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st176/s176a.html
World Net Daily, http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=13236
New York Times article on Gun Control, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05EEDE1538F931A25755C0A96F958260
Another article, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3560.html
Awesome Library, http://www.awesomelibrary.org/guncontrol.html
Policy Almanac, http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/guns.shtml
Uniforms
Polk County School District uniform lawsuit. Go to ‘Uniform Lawsuit’ link to find case notes.
Note: There are many stakeholder opinions throughout other links on this site.
http://www.gate.net/~rwms/Uniform.html
Recent court cases on search and seizure, uniforms, and student communication issues.
http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolLaw/Issues/StudentRights/RecentCases.aspx
Dallas High School library page with article links to dress code and uniform related articles.
http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/DHS_Library/web/dress.htm
Court cases pertaining to student clothing, dress code and uniforms. Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
Dress code article on ERIC database. Analyses argument for and against dress codes and uniforms in schools.
http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest117.html
Details about mandatory school uniforms. http://schooluniforms-not.org/uniflinks.html
Awesome Library Hand gun debate... http://www.awesomelibrary.org/guncontrol.html
Search and seizure of lockers/backpacks Updated 5/14/08 Casey!!
An article considering when student searches and drug testing becomes a violation of fourth amendment rights with links to court cases. Use the search field and look it up.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/
International Association of Chiefs of Police resource page on guidelines of school policy on search and seizure in Section 7C. This is listed by state. http://www.theiacp.org/
ACLU articles have lots of great information but you need to use the SEARCH on the site to find the exact links, so use the search...
An ACLU press release of a lawsuit where students were illegally searched.
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/youth/24050prs20060202.html
This is from In Government and contains information about search and seizure issues in other states.
http://www.in.gov/history/6402.htm
Center for Public Education and issues with Search and Seizure
GREAT article, lots of good info: http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/jkelsey/surveillance/locker.htm
Mandatory Drug Testing
Court notes on Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al., Petitioners v. Lindsay Earls et al.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/searches.htm
This page is the International Association of Chiefs of Police
You should search for Mandatory Drug Testing and you'll see specifics on each state.
A drug testing gold mine containing many press releases and articles of various court proceedings relating to school drug testing policies across the country. Also contains resource pages, statistics, and legal documents on the issue.
http://www.aclu.org/drugpolicy/testing/index.html
Legal Papers on Mandatory Drug Testing
http://www.stpt.usf.edu/hhl/papers/drug.testing.htm
Drug Policy Alliance on Drug Testing
http://www.drugpolicy.org/law/drugtesting/
Drug Testing Students
http://www.drugpolicy.org/law/drugtesting/students/
Student Communication
A webpage introducing student freedom of speech with links to specific court cases regarding free speech rights of students. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/studentspeech.htm
A website that offers legal briefs, news reports on freedom of speech, and many links regarding censorship. The briefs include cases on student speech and content-based restrictions as well as freedom of the press. http://www.tjcenter.org/legal/
An article posted on New Jersey’s Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Inc., organization addressing student rights to expression. http://www.spannj.org/BridgeArchives/is_school_safety_infringing_on_s.htm
Court cases pertaining to school newspapers and yearbooks. Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
Court cases pertaining to student-publicized newspapers. Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/studentexpression/topic.aspx?topic=underground_newspapers
Court cases pertaining to cyber speech and student use of. Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/studentexpression/topic.aspx?topic=cyberspeech
Court cases pertaining to student-lead clubs. Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/studentexpression/topic.aspx?topic=Clubs
Court cases pertaining to student speaking through student worn clothing (Tinker…), language (Bethel…), and school newspaper (Hazelwood). Go to the cases and resources link to find more information and specific case notes.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/studentexpression/topic.aspx?topic=speakingout
Summaries of various court cases regarding censorship of published materials and restricting the use of technology to access information. Also listed are quotes from court decisions regarding censorship. http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/firstamendment/courtcases/courtcases.htm
This site has information in it’s “Freedom of Press” section about current court decisions regarding uniforms, student generated work that has been censored, and limiting access to published materials.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/topicssummary.aspx
SIRS
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A comprehensive portal offering centralized access to all SIRS products which target the needs of students with best-of content selected to support research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects. Great for pro/con type topics and subjects that have sides such as school uniforms, drug testing, politics.
ProQuest
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