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A Matter of Interpretation : Federal Courts and the Law.

Author: Antonin Scalia; Amy Gutmann
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
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We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim--"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to tackle him from  Read more...
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Scalia, Antonin.
A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2001
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Antonin Scalia; Amy Gutmann
ISBN: 9781400822171 1400822173
OCLC Number: 705526819
Description: 1 online resource (174 pages)
Contents: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.

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We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim--"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to tackle him from the rear, until (bravo!) he reaches the goal--good law." But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretati.

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