Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1537-5943|72|3|902-910
ISSN： 0003-0554
Source： American Political Science Review, Vol.72, Iss.3, 1978-09, pp. : 902-910
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Abstract
In making review decisions, Supreme Court justices are predisposed to support underdogs and upperdogs. disproportionately but, also, are motivated to hide any "bias" that may be at work in determining votes.
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