Constituent influence in state supreme courts: Conceptual notes and a case study

The Journal of Politics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 1117-1124

  Hall, Melinda Gann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84971941955     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2130788     Document Type: Article

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