| Description |
xii, 339 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Communication perspectives -- Legal rules: principles, procedures, and protocols -- The pseudo civil case of the Boston Globe v. Archdiocese of Boston -- Moral drama and games in the Minnesota Tobacco Trial -- Narratives and opening statements in the McVeigh trial -- Narratives and direct examination in the Hauptmann trial -- Strategic games and cross-examination in the Sacco-Vanzetti trial -- Media stories, trial narratives, and summations in the Simpson trial -- Courtroom drama and judicial conduct in the Chicago Eight trial -- The NAACP's legal campaign in Brown v. Board of Education -- Fictions in the Roe v. Wade arguments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 305-324) and index |
| Subject |
Communication in law -- United States.
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Forensic oratory.
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Trial practice -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2007275117 |
| ISBN |
1577664760 ($30.00) |
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9781577664765 ($30.00) |
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