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An edition of Circu$ Court$: How Racism and Greed Poisoned the American Legal System, and What You Can Do About It (2024)

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Sheryl Weikal
Language
English
Pages
279

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Subjects
law, courts, racism, legal system, US law, american law, American legal system, history of law, transphobia, queerphobia, homophobia, antisemitism, white supremacy, systemic racism, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, eviction mills, Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (1986), Supreme Court of the United States, Illinois Supreme Court, civil rights, Jim Crow, poverty, justice, qualified immunity, judicial immunity, police, policing, crime, public defenders, Crime Free Ordinances
People
Sheryl Weikal, Earl Warren (1891-1974), Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971), Warren E. Burger (1907-1995), Byron R. White (1917-2002), William O. Douglas (1898-1980), Clarence Thomas (1948-)
Places
USA, United States of America, Illinois (State), Chicago (IL), Richard J. Daley center, Cook County (IL), California (State), New York (State), Oregon (State), New York City (NY), Rikers Island (N.Y.)
Times
early 21st century, 20th century, 19th century, 21st century

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"In Chicago, Illinois, most state circuit court proceedings are held at the Richard J. Daley center, a giant building that looks less like a courthouse than it does a high rise office tower from a 1980s sitcom."

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter One. Evictions, Foreclosures, and the For-Profit Homelessness Mill
Chapter Two. Police, Prosecutors, and Slavery Across Generations
Chapter Three. Show Me the Money: Court Fees and Buying Access
Chapter Four. Rules of Procedure and the Lie of Scientific Objectivity
Chapter Five. Judges, Bias, and the Myth of the Black Box
Chapter Six. The Gatekeepers and the Bar Exam, or How the System Protects Itself
Conclusion
Gratitude

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Other Titles
Circus Courts

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Sheryl Weikal
Epigraph
Emma Goldman

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Number of pages
279

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OL50499167M
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B0CQKH14BB

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In Chicago, Illinois, most state circuit court proceedings are held at the Richard J. Daley center, a giant building that looks less like a courthouse than it does a high rise office tower from a 1980s sitcom.
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January 15, 2024 Edited by Freso Add subject tags, ToC, first sentence, and filled out "list of people involved" a little
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