Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Brooklyn Law Review
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The article questions the persistent argument of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia that statutory language should be enough for courts to determine the outcome of a case. It points out how statutory language is often unclear by exploring personal experiences of selected judges in U.S. appellate court cases such as Holy Trinity Church v. United States and United States v. Marshall. It explains how probative legislative history had been used in interpreting unclear statutes.
Recommended Citation
Eric Lane,
The Real Politik of Writing and Reading Statutes, 76 Brook. L. Rev. 967
(2011)
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