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Statutory Interpretation
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Law & Economics Prof Blog
More on Halbig
By David Gamage
Eric Rasmussen makes interesting points below. In all honesty, I’m impressed and somewhat persuaded by some of the arguments that commentators are now raising. Although I ultimately don’t find the…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
What Does “Intent” Mean for a Legislature?
A lot of the discussion of the Halbig Obamacare case about federal vs. state insurance exchanges is about the intent of Congress. The problem is that people are…
Health Law Prof Blog
Antibiotics in Animal Feed and Thin Statutory Interpretation: NRDC v. EPA
An early post from our Guest Blogger of the Month for September, Professor Diana Winters: Legal commentators have spent a lot of time this week sparring over statutory interpretation and the contrasting…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
The statutory text of Obamacare and the Halbig and King cases
By David Gamage
Having had a busy day yesterday, I’m a little late to the party of discussing yesterday’s very important health care decisions: Halbig and King.Much of the media and blog discussion…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Article III Standing and Yesterday’s ACA Decisions (Halbig & King)
By now most folks have seen yesterday’s conflicting rulings over whether the Affordable Care Act authorizes subsidies for individuals who purchase insurance on a federal exchange (as opposed to exchanges…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
Guest Blog: Professor Evan Zoldan on Statutory Interpretation in the Supreme Court
By Sara Rankin
As part of our occasional feature of guest blogs, Professor Evan Zoldan submits a thoughtful entry on statutory interpretation in the Supreme Court. Evan C. Zoldan is an Assistant Professor…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS rules against defendant concerning required bank fraud intent inLoughrin
Main June 23, 2014SCOTUS rules against defendant concerning required bank fraud intent in LoughrinThe Supreme Court this morning handed down a quasi-unanimous ruling in a federal bank fraud case this…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
Statutory Construction: Ambiguous Dog Bite Statute
If you’re look for a recent example of an ambiguous statute that offers room for debate, here’s one. From U.S. Law Week/Bloomberg:A woman bit by two ranch dogs while riding…
Focus on Regulation
Supreme Court not detained by narrow statutory power
In a judgment handed down this morning, the Supreme Court adopted a pragmatic and flexible approach to the scope of HMRC's powers of interference with property on certain grounds. Reversing…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
What’s in a Name?
The last few decades have seen a rise in clever statute names. To name a few attention grabbers from the last decade: CAN-SPAM Act, SAFETY Act, PROTECT Act, USA PATRIOT…