Today's Civil Rights and Liberties Issues

This indispensable, one-stop resource examines where Democrats and Republicans stand on current civil rights and civil liberties issues related to voting, free speech, abortion and reproductive rights, guns, and other hot button topics. Both the Democratic and Republican parties claim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at heart, and they are equally adamant that they have the best policy solutions to address the nation's problems and challenges. Each volume in the Across the Aisle reference series examines the stated policy positions and actual voting/legislative records of the two parties (they are not always the same) on important areas of public policy, both historically and in the present day. This volume sorts through the rhetorical clutter and partisan distortions that typify so many disputes between Republicans and Democrats and provides an accurate, balanced, and even-handed overview of the parties' attitudes and records on vital civil rights and liberties questions.

Kara E. Stooksbury is Professor of political science and chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Sociology at Carson-Newman University, USA.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology Abortion Capital Punishment Disability Rights Drug Policy Education Policy Environmental Justice Freedom of Speech Government Surveillance Gun Control Health Care Housing Policy Immigration Information Privacy and Internet Freedom LGBTQ Rights Marriage Equality Police and Criminal Justice Reform Religious Liberty School Choice Voting Rights Women's Rights Bibliography Index About the Author and Contributors