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Statutory Interpretation
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The Right Coast
King v. Burwell and the Law | National Review Online
But this decision will be more significant than I would have expected a decision for the government to be because of the argument offered up by the Chief Justice. Roberts…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Via similar 7-2 rulings, SCOTUS narrows reach of federal criminal and deportation statutes inElonisandMellouli
Main June 1, 2015Via similar 7-2 rulings, SCOTUS narrows reach of federal criminal and deportation statutes in Elonis and Mellouli Via excerpts and links from this post at How Appealing…
International Law Prof Blog
Comparative Legal Skills in the Context of Criminal Justice
Paulina E. Wilson of Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland is presenting at the GLS-10 Scholars Forum on the subject of “Comparative Legal Skills in the Context of Criminal Justice: A…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
AALS Call for Papers: “New Voices in Legislation”
By Kevin Barry
The AALS Section on Legislation & Law of the Political Process is pleased to announce that it will host a “New Voices in Legislation” program during the 2016 AALS Annual…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Wong (& June): Equitable Tolling & the Federal Tort Claims Act
Today the Supreme Court issued its decisions in United States v. Wong and United States v. June. As covered earlier, the cases address whether two time limits contained in the Federal…
inversecondemnation.com
Cal App: Never Mind What The Dictionary Says, A State Park With Sand Dunes Is Not A Man-Made “Contrivance”
We like dictionaries. A couple of them have treasured spots on our bookshelf. But we're not all that keen on courts relying upon dictionaries to define statutory terms, because our…
The Faculty Lounge
A Tale of Two Cases: A Fish and an Insurance Exchange
Is a fish a “tangible object”? Is an insurance exchange created by the federal government one “created by a State”? The first question was just answered by the Supreme Court;…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Oral Argument re Statutory Construction of Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell
Neither short nor sweet? Here is a link to the written Transcript of the oral argument before the United States Supreme Court on March 4, 2015 in King v. Burwell.
Notice of Appeal
In Two Recent Decisions, the Idaho Supreme Court Finds Attorney Fees On Appeal are Awardable Under Idaho Code § 12-117(1) when a Party Advances Arguments that Disregard the Plain Language of a Statute
The Idaho Supreme Court’s decisions in Jayo Development, Inc. v. Ada County Board of Equalization, 2015 Opinion No. 25 (Feb. 26, 2015) and Arnold v. City of Stanley, 2015 Opinion…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
More on Yates: Fish and Overcriminalization
By Ellen Podgor
Co-blogger Solomon Wisenberg's post on today's Supreme Court decision in Yates v. United States highlights the plurality opinion that focuses on a straight statutory interpretation analysis. But there is an…