Ideological influences on decision making in the federal judicial hierarchy: An empirical assessment

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1212-1221

  Zorn, Christopher ^a   Bowie, Jennifer Barnes ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951727795     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000630     Document Type: Article

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