Distorting the law [electronic resource] : politics, media, and the litigation crisis / William Haltom and Michael McCann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chicago series in law and societyPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004.Description: xii, 347 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 346.7303 22
LOC classification:
  • KF380 .H35 2004eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.

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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