The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group PerspectiveWilliam M. Landes, and Richard A. PosnerWilliam M. Landes Search for more articles by this author , and Richard A. Posner Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Law and Economics Volume 18, Number 3Dec., 1975Economic Analysis of Political Behavior Sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/466849 Views: 90Total views on this site Citations: 354Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1976 The University of Chicago Law SchoolPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Gretchen Helmke, Yeonkyung Jeong, and Jae-Eun C. 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