Title Distorting the law : politics, media, and the litigation crisis / William Haltom and Michael McCann.

Publication Info.	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2004]
	©2004

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	KF380 .H35 2004	Available	---

Description	xii, 347 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	The Chicago series in law and society
	Chicago series in law and society.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index.
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.
Subject	Actions and defenses -- Press coverage -- United States.
	Actions and defenses.
	Press coverage.
	United States.
	Torts -- Press coverage -- United States.
	Torts.
	Law in mass media -- United States.
	Law in mass media.
	Law -- Political aspects.
	Law -- Political aspects.
	Sociological jurisprudence.
	Sociological jurisprudence.
	Law.
Added Author	McCann, Michael W., 1952-
ISBN	0226314642 paper alkaline paper
	0226314634 cloth alkaline paper