Statutory Interpretation General Principles and Recent Trends

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Legislative histories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2008

Summary:

Outlines current Supreme Court approaches to statutory interpretation. Explains context and purpose of statutory text, canons of constructions, overriding presumptions, common usages and interpretations. Also examines use of legislative history and other interpretive sources by the Supreme Court

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Statutory Interpretation

Publisher Number:

CRS-2008-AML-0472

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license