Passing and strategic voting on the U.S. Supreme Court

Law and Society Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 349-378

  Johnson, Timothy R ^a   Spriggs II, James F ^b   Wahlbeck, Paul J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22544465552     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-9216.2005.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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