Politics, pragmatism, and departures from the U.S. Courts of appeals, 1954-2004

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 834-853

  Vining Jr , Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350347734     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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