COURT CASE: ALA vs. CIPA (may be United States vs ALA) Argued March 5‚ 2003 Decided June 23‚ 2003 CASE SUMMARY: In this case the American Library Association (ALA) challenged in court the constitutionality of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) enacted in 2000‚ saying that it violated the First Amendment. In this lawsuit ALA sued to overturn the requirement that libraries restrict patrons’ access to computer information‚ that if Internet filters were not installed‚ federal funding and computer
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we also enjoy the convenience of targeted advertising on our favorite websites and the ease of social media. These contradicting ideas have given rise to different privacy “cultures” between different countries and nations‚ namely‚ between the United States and the European Union‚ who have very different ideas of what privacy is and the extent to which should be protected. The
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Civil disobedience is a vital and necessary part of life in a democratic system of government. It serves to keep the government from overstepping its bounds. There are times in the history of countries where the governing body has become complacent and has begun to violate the rights of their citizens. Civil disobedience is an effective way of discouraging and preventing such transgressions. Without the threat of dissidence from the public‚ there is nothing to keep governments honest except for the
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Pros and Cons for Kids’ Internet Use Studies Show Mix of Potential Benefits and Risks When Kids Go Online By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang‚ MD May 1‚ 2006 -- The Internet may be a help or a hazard when kids go online‚ new research shows. Some of those risks and benefits are highlighted in a special issue of the journal Developmental Psychology. Among the findings: * Message boards about self-injurious behavior (such as cutting) included social support and risky
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“On behalf of Emirates and the entire crew‚ I’d like to thank you for joining us on this trip and we are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near future. Have a nice evening!” These words were the start of my 15-month adventure in a foreign country‚ meeting people I’ve barely met‚ and experiencing things I’ve never thought I would experience. On April 18‚2015‚ my family and I flew about 13‚500 kilometers from Manila to Houston‚ Texas to take up an offer by a family friend to stay
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income. Prostitution does not only effect the women and men participating in these sexual acts. It also effects the friends and family of each partner. It is legal in some countries‚ such as Columbia and Chile‚ but it is illegal in every state in the United States‚ except some parts of Nevada. Legalizing prostitution not only increases the chances of illness and sexually transmitted diseases‚ but it allows more women to easily to consider prostitution as opposed to finding a real job. People Prostitution
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used by different nationalities for religious‚ recreational‚ and medical use. While it is currently illegal in the United States‚ marijuana is legal in European countries such as Holland and Belgium‚ and Amsterdam. Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. It can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. For marijuana to be illegal in the United States when alcohol poisoning is a major cause of death in this country and nearly
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system of government in which all the people of a state or polity are involved in making decisions about its affairs‚ typically by voting to give their opinion to the government and elect their president. Voters participation in the United States are not getting many votes many citizens don’t go out to vote. The debate presents two sides to the argument. One group thinks voting should be a mandatory law to the American citizens and the other group think going out to vote is a personal freedom. All American
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Health Care Spending in the United States HCS/440 StJohn Sturton University of phoenix‚ Augusta Campus January 10‚ 2012 Over the years the cost of health care in the United States has surpass the overall growth of the economy. Even though now days with the economy supposing to be in recession‚ more and more Americans are trying to make good on health care spending than using it toward other diversions that they could have spent it on. Why? First‚ healthcare expenditure is on a different
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sort of labor or services‚ through the use of force. Most of the victims are being manipulated‚ lied to‚ threatened‚ or given an unfair pay. The victims are put into poor working conditions and have a hard time getting out. Of the 14.2 million people in forced labor seventy three percent are adults and the other twenty seven percent are children. Sixty percent are males and only forty percent of the 14.2 million are female (“21 million). While some people think that it is acceptable to buy products
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