Topic
Statutory Interpretation
508 published works
Legal Theory Blog
Hickman & Wildermuth on Delegation, Deference, and Loper Bright
Kristin E. Hickman (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law) & Amy J. Wildermuth (University of Pittsburgh - School of Law) have posted Harmonizing Delegation and Deference…
Legal Theory Blog
Crawford on Judicial Power to Interpret Statutes
Lisa Burton Crawford (University of Sydney Law School) has posted THE LIMITS OF JUDICIAL POWER TO INTERPRET LEGISLATION (forthcoming in the Melbourne University Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the…
Adjudication Insider
The Construction Contracts Act 2013: Payment disputes arising under contract
By Louise Sharkey, Paul Hughes
Under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (‘CCA 2013’) a party can refer a payment dispute to adjudication. Section 6 of the CCA 2013 defines a payment dispute as ‘any dispute…
Appellate and Supreme Court
SCOTUS struggles with supervised release revocation reasons in <em>Esteras</em> oral argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Esteras v. US, No. 23-7483, which is one of a number of federal statutory interpretation criminal cases on the SCOTUS docket this Term. And…
Legal Theory Blog
Gluck & Robbins on Second Generation Textualism and the Role of Congressional Intent
Abbe R. Gluck (Yale University - Law School) & Laila Robbins have posted THE ENDURING RELEVANCE OF CONGRESS DESPITE THE COURT’S SHIFT TO “ORDINARY READER” STATUTORY INTERPRETATION (32 Journal of…
Legal Theory Blog
Download of the Week: “Chevron’s Legacy” by Sohoni
The Download of the Week is Chevron's Legacy by Mila Sohoni. Here is the abstract: In June 2024, the Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overruled Chevron. In her…
Legal Theory Blog
Ho on Law and Music
Norman Ho (Peking University School of Transnational Law) has posted Law, Music, Statutory Interpretation, and Schubert (Hofstra Law Review, Volume 53 (forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The law…
Legal Theory Blog
Sohoni on Loper Bright and Chevron’s Legacy
Mila Sohoni (Stanford Law School) has posted Chevron's Legacy (138 Harvard Law Review Forum 66 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In June 2024, the Court in Loper Bright…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
When Law and Legal Tech Start Writing Each Other’s Code
By Greg Lambert
If you’ve been around the legal tech block a time or two, you’ve probably noticed a familiar pattern: We deploy technology to better understand and streamline the law as we…
Family
Retrospective Application of New Law Reversed in Memphis, Tennessee Parenting Dispute: In re Henry W.H.
By K.O. Herston
When can a change in the law apply to cases that are already pending in Tennessee?