At the crossroads of policymaking: Executive politics, administrative action, and judicial deference by the DC circuit court of appeals (1985–1996)*

Law and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 347-369

  Caruson, Kiki ^a   Bitzer, J Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CATAWBA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34248056377     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2004.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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