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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Popkin, William D. Statutes in court. Durham : Duke University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607267157 Online version: Popkin, William D. Statutes in court. Durham : Duke University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)609963417 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William D Popkin |
| ISBN: | 0822323281 9780822323280 |
| OCLC Number: | 40251497 |
| Description: | 340 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | English history -- The United States: from the Revolution to the founding -- The United States: nineteenth century -- From 1900 to the 1960s: purposive interpretation -- Giving judges as little to do as possible: the rise of modern textualism -- Giving judges something to do: Republicanism and substantive canons -- Ordinary judging. |
| Responsibility: | William D. Popkin. |
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Statutes in Court is a valuable contribution. Its historical overview is unique in the modern literature on statutory interpretation. This is a well-written, clearly substantial piece of work.Q-Mark Tushnet, Georgetown University0B0BQPopkin breaks new ground in his historical discussion of English practices, reflecting on this history with the benefit of the more modern insights on legislation and legislatures.Q-Nicholas S. Zeppos, Vanderbilt University School of Law0B Read more...
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