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Making Law Accessible: Gay Rights, Abortion, And Gun Control Through A Civic Organizing Lens, Palma Joy Strand
Making Law Accessible: Gay Rights, Abortion, And Gun Control Through A Civic Organizing Lens, Palma Joy Strand
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In this article, I offer a civic view of social change. This view emphasizes the role of citizens and describes the connection between civic bonds and the emergence of new, sustainable legal doctrine. I use three current sociolegal movements—gay rights, abortion rights, and gun control—as illustrations, and I focus on non-lawyer individuals and civic organizing within those movements.
Harvey Milk, Jane Roe, And James Brady: The Contribution Of The Civic To The Evolution Of Law, Palma Joy Strand
Harvey Milk, Jane Roe, And James Brady: The Contribution Of The Civic To The Evolution Of Law, Palma Joy Strand
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The lack of civility in political discourse and asserted negative effects of that lack of civility have recently drawn an increasing amount of popular attention. At the same time, legal scholars have characterized law—especially constitutional law articulated by the Supreme Court—as the result of a dialogue between the Court and the people. This article links these discussions with a unified explanation of how civic discourse among ordinary citizens in the form of personal story-telling and story-listening grounds stable and sustainable law—especially law in areas of evolving social norms. The article uses three contemporary sociolegal movements—gay rights, abortion rights, and gun …