U.S. Supreme Court decision making, case salience, and the attitudinal model

Law and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-320

  Unah, Isaac ^a   Hancock, Angie Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845368219     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2006.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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