Princeton UP Ideas Podcast · New Books Network
Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
·55 min·5 clips
Jamila Michener describes how Black and Latina women face dual threats in housing courts.
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A clear look at how civil legal access shapes who can actually use power.
The episode treats civil legal access as a power question, not a paperwork one, and it stays with the people who feel that mismatch most sharply when housing, safety, and court systems collide. Jamila Michener and Mallory E.
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You want a serious conversation about access to justice and political power.
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