MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010020538
003 DLC
005 20110224143943.0
008 100514s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010020538
020 $a9781616142100 (hardback : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aKF390.5.P8$bC64 2010
082 00 $a347.73/5$222
100 1 $aCoffey, Kendall,$d1952-
245 10 $aSpinning the law :$btrying cases in the court of public opinion /$cKendall Coffey ; foreword by Alan M. Dershowitz.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$c2010.
300 $a404 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aDead man voting and the ABC's of law spin -- Spinning cases through the ages -- The O.J. revolution -- Elian Gonzalez : the battle for the child and for public opinion -- Political litigation and changing history : from hanging chads to missing e-votes -- Open trials : press freedom or press free for all? -- Defense lawyers : the underdogs and their uphill strategies -- The case studies : a "human monster," a domestic diva, the King of the Court, the King of Pop, and Governor Blabbermouth -- Prosecutors and the press -- Pop law : legal myths and the media -- A media primer for spinners.
650 0 $aPublic relations and law$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMass media and public opinion$zUnited States.
650 0 $aFree press and fair trial$zUnited States.