Judicial Impartiality, Campaign Contributions, and Recusals: Results from a National Survey

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-103

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

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872648105     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jels.12003     Document Type: Article

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