The politics of dissents and concurrences on the U.S. supreme court

American Politics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 488-514

  Wahlbeck, Paul J ^a   Spriggs II, James F ^b   Maltzman, Forrest ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0010868056     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X99027004006     Document Type: Article

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