Acclimation and Attitudes: "Newcomer" Justices and Precedent Conformance on the Supreme Court

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Hurwitz, Mark S ^a   Stefko, Joseph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 2142815357     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290405700110     Document Type: Review

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