The Religious Right in Court: The Decision Making of Christian Evangelicals in State Supreme Courts

Journal of Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 507-526

  Songer, Donald R ^a   Tabrizi, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85010588990     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647514     Document Type: Article

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