Do the Sentencing Guidelines Influence the Retirement Decisions of Federal Judges?

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 231-253

  Boylan, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 1842714857     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380411     Document Type: Review

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