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Statutory Interpretation

510 published works

Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog March 25, 2008
Federal Question Jurisdiction and the Federal Arbitration Act
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Click here to read "Federal Question Jurisdiction and the Federal Arbitration Act," posted on SSRN by Northern Kentucky Profs. Richard Bales and Jamie Ireland. The article is forthcoming in the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog March 4, 2008
Welcome Mats and Kaleidoscopes
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
If anyone is interested in my recent article, It's Just Not Worth Searching for Welcome Mats with a Kaleidoscope and a Broken Compass, you can download it below. Please do…
Sentencing Law and Policy February 25, 2008
SCOTUSCuellarcase continues Term of statutory interpretation and sentencing
By Douglas Berman
Main February 25, 2008SCOTUS Cuellar case continues Term of statutory interpretation and sentencingFor legal process and statutory interpretation geeks like me, the criminal cases on the SCOTUS docket this Term…
Sentencing Law and Policy February 20, 2008
Ohio Supreme Court narrows state’s sex offender residency restriction
By Douglas Berman
Main February 20, 2008Ohio Supreme Court narrows state's sex offender residency restrictionAs detailed in this official press release, the "Supreme Court of Ohio held today that, because a 2003 state…
Legal Writing Prof Blog February 20, 2008
New Book on Statutory Construction Default Rules
By legalwriting
The Statutory Construction Blog announced publication of a new book on Statutory Construction, called "Statutory Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation." The book is by Einer Elhauge and will…
Legal Writing Prof Blog February 9, 2008
share your tips for teaching statutory interpretation & analysis
By legalwriting
The Fall 2008 issue of the Legal Writing Institute’s newsletter, The Second Draft, is soliciting short articles (no more than 650 words) on techniques for teaching statutory interpretation and analysis…
Legal Writing Prof Blog February 2, 2008
O, be some other name!
By legalwriting
In a recent case, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals had “no qualms” about editing 30 U.S.C. § 1276(a)(1), which invests the “United States District Court for the District of…
Legal Writing Prof Blog January 29, 2008
New Resources for Statutory Construction
By legalwriting
The Statutory Construction Blog has updated its list of resources on statutory construction. You might find some of these resources to be quite helpful when teaching students about statutes.Mark E.…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog January 25, 2008
No Such Court
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
In Nat'l Mining Association v. Kempthorne, the D.C. Circuit determined that 30 U.S.C. s 1276(a)(1) granted subject matter jurisdiction to "the United States District Court for the District of Columbia"…
Sentencing Law and Policy January 24, 2008
Interesting “rule of lenity” arguments in new SCOTUS brief
By Douglas Berman
Main January 24, 2008Interesting "rule of lenity" arguments in new SCOTUS briefAs noted here at SCOTUSblog, the petitioner in Burgess v. United States, No. 06-11429 — a case concerning the…