On the Nature of Supreme Court Decision Making

American Political Science Review

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 323-337

  George, Tracey E ^a   Epstein, Lee ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971768398     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1964223     Document Type: Article

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