TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coffey,Kendall
TI  - Spinning the law : trying cases in the court of public opinion 
SN  - 9781616142100 
U1  - 347.750973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Amherst
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Public relations and law
KW  - United States
KW  - Mass media and public opinion
KW  - Free press and fair trial
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Dead 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
ER  -