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In a stinging critique of our legal system, law scholar Thomas Ross reveals how in making and justifying their opinions, judges rely to a startling degree on personal constructs that often perpetuate deep biases in society. "Shatters myth after myth about race, poverty, and women's roles. A searingly effective piece of scholarship".--Richard Delgado
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In this stinging critique of our legal system, Thomas Ross reveals how in making and justifying their opinions, judges rely to a startling degree on personal constructs that often perpetuate the deep biases in society. While these terrible societal prejudices have become the basic building blocks of our law, Ross suggests that they don''t have to be. Instead, he posits that knowledge of the problem offers a first step toward imagining a different and better future.
Format: Trade Paperback
Published: August 31, 1997
Publisher: Beacon Press
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 0807044016
ISBN - 13: 9780807044018