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Statutes in court : the history and theory of statutory interpretation
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Statutes in court : the history and theory of statutory interpretation

Author: William D Popkin
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 1999.
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How do judges determine the meaning of laws? The extent to which judges should exercise their discretion in interpreting legislation has been a contentious issue throughout American history. This  Read more...

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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
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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