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March 12, 2019

Justice on the Silver Screen, New Class Looks at Courts in Pop Culture

March 12, 2019

Political science associate professor Sara Benesh studies legitimacy of the Supreme Court, but just where does that legitimacy come from? Her theory is that it’s born in society’s media, movies, and books, so her new class, Law Through Popular Culture, has everything from “My Cousin Vinny” to “Perry Mason” on the syllabus.… Continue Reading »

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