Capacity, attitudes, and case attributes: The differential success of the states before the United States courts of appeals

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-167

  Solberg, Rorie Spill ^a   Ray, Leonard ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745587549     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500203     Document Type: Review

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