Studies in law, politics, and society
By: edited by Austin Sarat
Publisher: Emerald
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bingley, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781849506151; 9781849506168
Subjects: Political sociology; Trials; Sociological jurisprudence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Symposium: "The trial: past present and future."  A critical appreciation of the American trial in (current decline) / Robert P. Burns; title: Stories from the jury room: how jurors use narrative to process evidence / Robin H. Conley and John M. Conley; title: "We had never jumped fences before": the city, the woman, and the drifter in the Yaakobowitz case / Leora Bilsky; title: A trial in the life of the environmental justice movement: USA v. Citgo / Anna-Maria Marshall; title: Pt. II. General articles. Legalizing public reason: the American dream, same-sex marriage, and the management of radical disputes / Keithe J. Bybee and Cyril Ghosh; title: Little monsters, wild animals, and welfare queens: Ronald Reagan and the legal constitution of American politics / Jeffrey R. Dudas.