Lawyers, justices, and issue salience: When and how do legal arguments affect the U.S. Supreme Court?

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-278

  McAtee, Andrea ^b   McGuire, Kevin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 34547193136     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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