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Statutory Interpretation
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Plan Proponent
Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Bankruptcy Opinions – Part 2
This is Part 2 of our coverage of Judge Neil Gorsuch's bankruptcy opinions. As everyone knows, Judge Gorsuch is President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. As we observed in Part…
Land Use Prof Blog
A new conservation easement case from Maine’s highest court is a lesson in statutory interpretation.
ESTATE OF MERRILL P. ROBBINS v. CHEBEAGUE & CUMBERLAND LAND TRUST (Sup. Judicial Ct. Maine Jan. 26, 2017), 2017 WL 370891A controversy over the development of land encumbered with a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?”
Main January 11, 2017"Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?"The title of this post is the title of this provocative new article authored by William Baude and now available via SSRN. Here is…
PrawfsBlawg
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District: How vague statutory terms can lead to class bias in special education
Main Tuesday, January 10, 2017Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District: How vague statutory terms can lead to class bias in special educationTomorrow SCOTUS will hear arguments in Endrew F…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Bruhl on the Jurisdictional Canon
Aaron-Andrew Bruhl has posted on SSRN a draft of his article The Jurisdictional Canon, which is forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review. Here’s the abstract:This Article concerns the interpretation of…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Is Agency Deference Waning?
It’s not often that we write about a transgender bathroom case for our environmental blog. But we’re making an exception for Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., which could affect…
Tax Controversy 360
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Case Involving Auer Deference
By Andrew R. Roberson, McDermott Will & Emery
On October 28, 2016, the US Supreme Court (Supreme Court) granted certiorari in the case of Gloucester County Sch. Bd. V. G.G., No. 16-273, which involves a dispute as to…
All About Advertising Law
Is It or Isn’t It? The D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument on the FCC’s 2015 Omnibus TCPA Order
On October 19, 2016, Judges Srinivasan, Pillard, and Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in ACA International, et al. v. FCC, No.…
International Law Prof Blog
RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community
The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued its 4-3 decision in RJR Nabisco Inc. v. European Community, No. 15-138 (June 20, 2016), on the question of whether Congress intended to…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
AALS Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process- New Voices in Legislation Program at 2017 AALS
By Sara Rankin
The AALS Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process is pleased to announce that it will host a "New Voices in Legislation" program during the 2017 AALS Annual…