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.
An edition of Circu$ Court$: How Racism and Greed Poisoned the American Legal System, and What You Can Do About It
(2024)
Circu$ Court$
How Racism and Greed Poisoned the American Legal System, and What You Can Do About It
by Sheryl Weikal
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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 OrdinancesPeople
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-)| Edition | Availability |
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Circu$ Court$: How Racism and Greed Poisoned the American Legal System, and What You Can Do About It
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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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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
Edition Notes
Contributors
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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 |
| December 19, 2023 | Edited by Freso | Add edition+work; based on https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKH14BB and https://bookbrainz.org/edition/a52c6540-8176-48c6-bc23-633ba88bf888 / https://bookbrainz.org/work/015f9ad5-d430-4529-b23a-5b2845a438b3 |
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