Emotions, oral arguments, and supreme court decision making

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 572-581

  Black, Ryan C ^a   Treul, Sarah A ^b   Johnson, Timothy R ^c   Goldman, Jerry ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d CHICAGO KENT COLLEGE OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 79958843090     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002238161100003X     Document Type: Article

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