The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions

The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-262

  Roosevelt III, Kermit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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