Agenda setting in the supreme court: The collision of policy and jurisprudence

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1062-1075

  Black, Ryan C ^a   Owens, Ryan J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450162425     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609090884     Document Type: Article

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