Judicial procedures as instruments of political control: Congress's strategic use of citizen suits

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-305

  Smith, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 33745133407     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298006X201814     Document Type: Review

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