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Harvey Milk, Jane Roe, And James Brady: Why Civic Organizing Matters, Palma Joy Strand
Harvey Milk, Jane Roe, And James Brady: Why Civic Organizing Matters, Palma Joy Strand
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This article examines the civic underpinnings of law, examining how civic interaction or the lack of such interaction facilitates or inhibits sociolegal change. The article begins with empirical observations of civic experience and engagement, which ground more general conclusions about the importance of civic relationships and civic networks as well as the way personal stories contribute to the creation of both. The article then applies these conclusions to three currently contentious and unsettled issues: gay rights, abortion, and guns. With respect to all of these issues, the article concludes that civic organizing—the intentional creation of civic relationships and civic networks …