LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN is a professor of law at Stanford University. He teaches courses in American legal history and law and society. He is the author of ’A History of American Law, ’ ’Crime and Punishment in American History, ’ ’The Human Rights Culture, ’ and ’Total Justice, ’ among other works. Professor Friedman recently published ’The Big Trial: Law as Public Spectacle’ and ’Impact: How Law Affects Behavi