The Cultural Lives of Cause Lawyers

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Contributors......Page 13
I. Introduction......Page 17
II. The Cultural Problematic......Page 19
III. Relation to Previous Books......Page 21
Acknowledgment......Page 40
PART I THE CULTURAL WORK OF CAUSE LAWYERS......Page 41
I. Introduction: “ . . . fighting on the field. Fighting for the Cause” (GWTW, DVD): Gone with theWind’s Adversarial Ashley Wilkeses…......Page 43
II. “Ah, Scarlett, how the thought of a dollar does make your eyes sparkle! Are you sure you haven’t got some…. perhaps Jewish blood?”…......Page 48
III. “Othering” Scarlett: Cynara’s Song of the South and the “Double Session” of TheWind Done Gone......Page 51
IV. Randall’s Courtroom Cakewalks: Piracy, Parody, and the Legal Response(s) to TheWind Done Gone......Page 55
1. The Civil War in Copyright Law: The Johnny Reb of “Idea” and the “Billy Yank” of Expression (or vice versa)......Page 59
2. Whistlin’ Dixie, Neo-Confederate Style: The Return of “the Cause” by and Through the Law......Page 60
V. Killing Katie Scarlett: Alice Randall, Alexandra Ripley, and the Revenge of Melanie/Mealy Mouth......Page 64
VI. “Law, law, law – this law talk is spoiling all the fun at every party”: Scarlett’s Choice and Driving (the Cause of) Old Dixie Down......Page 69
I. Introduction......Page 72
II. Lawyering for a Purpose in the Culture War......Page 74
III. An Enemy with a Human(Ist) Face......Page 80
IV. A War Without Combatants......Page 88
V. Conclusion: The Culture War and the Politics of Rights......Page 93
I. Introduction: Participant-Observer Scholarship at the Constructive Edge......Page 95
II. Cracker Culture: Creation of a Heroic Band of Brothers Against Big Tobacco......Page 98
1. Florida Cracker Language and Heroic Legacy......Page 102
III. Florida Crackers......Page 108
IV. Dear Big Tobacco: One Stealth Missile, Compliments of Florida Crackers and Cause Lawyers......Page 110
V. National Ideological War Waged on Florida Cracker Territory......Page 119
VI. Special Session – Republican National Strategic Initiative Trumps Tobacco......Page 124
VII. Florida Crackers’ Last Leader – Populism, Personal History, and Symbols......Page 128
VIII. Structuring Progressive Cause Lawyers for Battle......Page 132
IX. Florida Tobacco War’s Face-to-Face Engagement – “Fix Bayonets!”......Page 140
1. Cause Lawyer Stories Worth Telling......Page 152
PART II THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF LAWYERS AND THEIR CAUSES......Page 155
I. Introduction......Page 157
II. British Newspapers and British Politics......Page 158
III. The Frequency of Human Rights Lawyer Stories......Page 164
IV. The Tone of Human Rights Lawyer Stories......Page 166
1. New Labour......Page 168
2. The Human Rights Act......Page 175
3. Immigration and Political Asylum......Page 180
4. The United Kingdom and Europe......Page 183
VI. Conclusion......Page 185
Acknowledgments......Page 187
5 Ed Fagan and the Ethics of Causes: Who Stole Identity Politics?......Page 188
I. Introduction......Page 204
II. Finding the Stories......Page 206
III. Wetlands and Rights......Page 208
IV. Property Rights as a Movement Activity......Page 213
V. Why the Absence Matters......Page 215
REFERENCES......Page 218
I. Introduction......Page 219
II. Understanding the Historical Moment......Page 222
III. “What are you rebelling against?” Legal Liberalism on the Small Screen......Page 229
I. Introduction......Page 246
II. Erin Brockovich as Populist Cartoon......Page 249
III. North Country: Lawyer Without a Cause......Page 254
IV. Variations on Class[ic] American Populist Romance......Page 259
1. Cinematic Heroes and the Individualization of Struggle......Page 261
2. Gender Play......Page 263
3. Redemption … Righting the Legal Fall from Grace......Page 265
V. More Ambivalence: Scholarly Reflections on the Politics of Rights in the Mega-Corporate Age......Page 266
Acknowledgments......Page 268
I. Introduction......Page 269
II. Post-Authoritarian Chilean Legal Reforms......Page 270
III. Legal Culture in Chile......Page 271
IV. Death and the Maiden......Page 273
V. Justicia Para Todos......Page 278
3. Trafico de organos (“Organ Trafficking”)......Page 282
5. La ley de la carcel (“The Law of the Jail”)......Page 283
VI. Observations......Page 285
VII. Conclusion......Page 291
I. Introduction......Page 294
II. Synopsis of the Film......Page 296
III. Paulina Escobar as “Radical” Cause Lawyer......Page 299
IV. The Challenge of Paulina’s Law......Page 304
V. Conclusion: Paulina’s Law as Her Own, Now Ours......Page 307
PART III THE CULTURAL RECEPTION OF LAWYERS AND THEIR CAUSES......Page 311
I. Introduction......Page 313
II. Rumpole and the Legal Scholars......Page 316
III. Rumpole and British TV Drama......Page 319
IV. Rumpole and the English Legal Tradition......Page 328
V. Rumpole and the TV Serial......Page 331
VI. Rumpole and His Readers......Page 338
VII. Conclusion......Page 345
Acknowledgments......Page 346
I. Introduction......Page 347
II. The Cause Lawyering Narrative......Page 348
1. Cause Lawyering in Brief......Page 350
2. Something to Believe In......Page 351
3. The Mixed Blessing of Narcissism......Page 353
4. Structural Opportunities and Obstacles......Page 355
III. Media Representations and the Colonization of A Civil Action......Page 357
1. Book Reviews......Page 358
2. A Civil Action in Film......Page 364
3. Film Reviews......Page 369
IV. In Conclusion......Page 373
I. Introduction......Page 375
II. Lawyers and Clients in the Study......Page 377
III. The Need for Lawyers......Page 379
1. Legal Knowledge and Skills......Page 381
2. Professional Cachet......Page 383
3. Connections......Page 385
1. Financial Gain and Service to the Poor......Page 387
2. Crossing Bridges?......Page 391
3. Empathy......Page 392
4. “Common People”......Page 394
V. The Source of Lawyer Images......Page 396
VI. Enduring Negative Images......Page 399
VII. Conclusion......Page 401
Acknowledgments......Page 403
Index......Page 405