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- 1 2 Shomade, Salmon (October 15, 2018). Decision Making and Controversies in State Supreme Courts. Lexington Books. p. 50. ISBN 9781498543002 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ Who's Who in American Law, 1998-1999. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. p. 804.
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