Strategic plaintiffs and ideological judges in telecommunications litigation

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 501-523

  De Figueiredo, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 25144448718     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewi013     Document Type: Article

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