Shattering the myth of legality: The impact of the media's framing of Supreme Court procedures on perceptions of fairness

Political Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-614

  Baird, Vanessa A ^a   Gangl, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Judicial process; Legitimacy; Media framing; Procedural justice; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745577614     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2006.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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