Certiorari and compliance in the judicial hierarchy: Discretion, reputation and the rule of four

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-86

  Lax, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hierarchy; Reputation; Rules; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046983285     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692803151003     Document Type: Article

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