Law, Film, and the New Deal Era

There is much to be learned by thinking about 1930s debates on American jurisprudence and about Hollywood legal dramas in conjunction with one another.

Louis B. Mayer (right) with US President Herbert Hoover on the White House lawn in 1932 (Getty).

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This post is part of the ‘Research and Reflections’ occasional series, consisting of pieces based on my ongoing academic research, as well as on my musings on and responses to current affairs and personal developments.