Competing narratives in a judicial retention election: Feminism versus judicial independence

Law and Society Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-160

  Olson, Susan M ^a   Batjer, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033239327     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3115098     Document Type: Article

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