Unequal Justice: Lawyers and Social Change in Modern America by Jerold S. Auerba

Description: Unequal Justice by Jerold S. Auerbach Focuses on the elite nature of the profession, with its emphasis on serving business interests and its attempt to exclude participation by minorities. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Focuses on the elite nature of the profession, with its emphasis on serving business interests and its attempt to exclude participation by minorities. Author Biography Jerold S. Auerbach is professor of history at Wellesley College and the author, among other books, of "Unequal Justice, Jacobs Voices, " and "Are We One? Jewish Identity in the United States and Israel." Review "Timely and excellent for use in our Poverty Law course."--Elizabeth C. Gray, Coppin State College"A powerful and well-documented indictment of the elite bars failure to live up to the trust that has been bestowed upon it by our system of justice."--The New York Times Book Review"An enduring contribution to the sociology of American law....Those interested in the bar of the last century will be provoked by [Auerbachs] suggestive critiques of individuals and institutions."--Harvard Law Review Kirkus US Review In the course of the 20th century, Auerbach argues, lawyers have become Brahmins and cowards, dominated by corporate interests, refusing to initiate redress for injustice to the poor. In addition to the corporate bureaucracy, it was specialization, anti-Jewish quotas and American Bar Association conservatism that rendered lawyers servile; the Depression bankrupted them too, nevertheless. They failed most egregiously in the McCarthy period, when the few attorneys willing to defend Communists were pilloried by the courts, the most dramatic case being that of Sacher and Isserman, who fought the Smith Act and were disbarred and jailed for their courage. While Auerbach maintains that patrician Anglo-Saxons have tended to be most discriminatory toward the poor or those immediately in need of legal assistance, lawyers of Jewish, working-class or black origin also have less than sterling records. Auerbach considers Watergate a low point of demoralization after the civil rights movement and OEO programs of the 60s had injected a certain elan into the profession. The intervals - including the 1930s and the 1960s - when social groundswells gave lawyers some spirit of social responsibility are reconstructed anecdotally, with attention to the changing climate of law schools and pressures at the bench. Auerbach ends by calling for "public regulation of the legal profession in the public interest," so that provision of legal services depends on "need, not wealth." Along with a certain subtle cynicism that assumes the poor will always be poor, but deserve full rights, the book provides straightforward access to the safe retreats of the majority of the legal profession and the accomplishments of a few of its members. Auerbach directs American studies at Wellesley College. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Focuses on the elite nature of the profession, with its emphasis on serving business interests and its attempt to exclude participation by minorities. Review Text "Timely and excellent for use in our Poverty Law course."--Elizabeth C. Gray, Coppin State College"A powerful and well-documented indictment of the elite bars failure to live up to the trust that has been bestowed upon it by our system of justice."--The New York Times Book Review"An enduring contribution to the sociology of American law....Those interested in the bar of the last century will be provoked by [Auerbachs] suggestive critiques of individuals and institutions."--Harvard Law Review Review Quote "Timely and excellent for use in our Poverty Law course."--Elizabeth C. Gray, Coppin State College Details ISBN0195021703 Author Jerold S. Auerbach Short Title UNEQUAL JUSTICE Language English ISBN-10 0195021703 ISBN-13 9780195021707 Media Book Format Paperback Series Galaxy Books Subtitle Lawyers and Social Change in Modern America Residence US Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation Wellesley College Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 1976-03-24 AU Release Date 1976-03-24 NZ Release Date 1976-03-24 US Release Date 1976-03-24 Pages 416 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 1976 Publication Date 1976-03-24 DEWEY 301.55 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53303442;

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