Public opinion and senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominees

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 767-784

  Kastellec, Jonathan P ^a   Lax, Jeffrey R ^b   Phillips, Justin H ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 77957288013     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000150     Document Type: Article

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