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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - November) No. 9, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - November) No. 9, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - September) No. 8, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - September) No. 8, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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A Reappraisal Of Diversification In The Federal Courts: Gender Effects In The Courts Of Appeals, Donald R. Songer, Sue Davis, Susan Haire
A Reappraisal Of Diversification In The Federal Courts: Gender Effects In The Courts Of Appeals, Donald R. Songer, Sue Davis, Susan Haire
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Prior scholarship on the effect of the increasing number of female judges leads to three contrasting sets of expectations. Early writings and views of affirmative-action activists suggested that female judges would be more liberal than male judges. On the other hand, a series of empirical studies suggest that we should expect no gender differences. In contrast to both of these perspectives, several feminist scholars suggest that women will be more liberal only when that position expresses support for full participation in the community. These contrasting expectations were tested by analyzing the votes of appeals court decisions in three issue areas. …
Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - April) No. 7, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - April) No. 7, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - February) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - February) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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