Spinning the law
Subtitle: trying cases in the court of public opinion
By: Kendall Coffey ; foreword by Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781616142100
Subjects: Mass media and public opinion; Public relations and law; Free press and fair trial
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dead man voting and the ABC's of law spin; title: Spinning cases through the ages; title: The O.J. revolution; title: Elian Gonzalez : the battle for the child and for public opinion; title: Political litigation and changing history : from hanging chads to missing e-votes; title: Open trials : press freedom or press free for all?; title: Defense lawyers : the underdogs and their uphill strategies; title: The case studies : a "human monster," a domestic diva, the King of the Court, the King of Pop, and Governor Blabbermouth; title: Prosecutors and the press; title: Pop law : legal myths and the media; title: A media primer for spinners.