Signals from the tenth justice: The political role of the solicitor general in Supreme Court decision making

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-85

  Bailey, Michael A ^a   Kamoie, Brian ^b,c   Maltzman, Forrest ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Public Health and Health Services   (United States)

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EID: 27744481128     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2005.00111.x     Document Type: Review

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