Lawyer nation : the past, present, and future of the American legal profession /

"At this time of tumultuous change and threats to the rule of law in the United States, Lawyer Nation explores the critical role that American lawyers have played since the nation's founding, and the role they must play today and in the future, in defending and advancing justice and inclus...

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Auteur principal: Brescia, Ray (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: New York : New York University Press, [2024]
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.25968802
Table des matières:
  • A janus-faced profession
  • An index to the character of the people
  • An independent bar and an honest judiciary
  • The profession in crisis and the institutional response
  • The legal profession as an institution
  • A public health crisis and the institutions of exclusion
  • A serpent in the ear of the president
  • The access-to-justice crisis and the rise of legal technology
  • The purpose of the profession.