Citation to legislative history: Empirical evidence on positive political and contextual theories of judicial decision making

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-443

  Abramowicz, Michael ^a   Tiller, Emerson H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349554581     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598617     Document Type: Article

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