Distorting the law : politics, media, and the litigation crisis /

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Main Author:	Haltom, William
Other Authors:	McCann, Michael W., 1952-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004
Series:	The Chicago series in law and society
Subjects:	Actions and defenses > Press coverage > United States Torts > Press coverage > United States Law in mass media > United States Law > Political aspects Sociological jurisprudence
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245	1	0	\|a Distorting the law : \|b politics, media, and the litigation crisis / \|c William Haltom and Michael McCann
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300			\|a xii, 347 p. ; \|c 24 cm
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504			\|a Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index
505	0		\|a The social production of legal knowledge -- Pop torts : tales of legal degeneration and moral regeneration -- In retort : narratives versus numbers -- ATLA shrugged : plaintiffs' lawyers play defense -- Full tort press : media coverage of civil litigation -- Java jive : genealogy of a juridical icon -- Smoke signals from the tobacco wars -- Law through the looking glass of mass politics
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