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
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Table of Contents:
  • 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