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Book SynopsisThe History of Michigan Law offers the first serious survey of Michigan’s rich legal past. Michigan legislators have played a leading role in developing modern civil rights law, protecting the environment, and assuring the right to counsel for those accused of crimes.
Trade ReviewFrom property rights to civil rights, prohibition to abortion, Michigan has been at the center of some of the nations greatest legal controversies. With this marvelous collection, editors Paul Finkelman and Martin Hershock shed new light on the states complex, contentious legal history. Impeccably researched and engagingly written, the twelve essays collected here represent scholarship at its very best. * author of Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age *
“The length and clarity of the pieces make them excellent choices for classroom use at both the secondary and university levels.”
”These and all of the chapters make lively reading by treating legal developments in a full societal relief....The History of Michigan Law includes many eye-opening facts in compelling social and legal histories...it is a sound addition to any library.”
