Campaign support, conflicts of interest, and judicial impartiality: Can recusals rescue the legitimacy of courts?

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-34

  Gibson, James L ^a   Caldeira, Gregory A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857179438     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001137     Document Type: Article

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