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A Quantitative Analysis of Writing Style on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. <i>The Transformation of the Supreme Court's Agenda: From the New Deal to the Reagan Administration</i>. (Transforming American Politics.) Boulder, Colo.: Westview. 1991. Pp. xv, 264. $39.95
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