The norm of consensus on the U.S. Supreme Court

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 362-377

  Epstein, Lee ^a   Segal, Jeffrey A ^b   Spaeth, Harold J ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035529975     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669346     Document Type: Article

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