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Each book in the Issues on Trial series presents several key historical and contemporary court cases regarding a major, controversial social issue. The comprehensive discussion of each case includes a reprinting of the majority and dissenting opinions, as well as legal and popular commentary on each side of the issue. Even Abortion, clearly the most controversial topic in the series, maintains a balance by presenting a wide variety of viewpoints. The back matter includes a number of features useful to young researchers, from annotated lists of organizations to contact (on both sides of each issue) to lists of books and periodicals for further study. Overall, these original legal and academic texts tend to be dry and will challenge even advanced students.