Who consents? competing pivots in federal judicial selection

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-489

  Primo, David M ^a   Binder, Sarah A ^b,c   Maltzman, Forrest ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 47149088840     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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