Selection of law clerks and polarization in the U.S. Supreme Court

Journal of Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 869-885

  Ditslear, Corey ^a   Baum, Lawrence ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035536311     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00091     Document Type: Article

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