While textualists want to only focus on the actual text of the statute, the purpose of statutory interpretation, in my ...

I recently posted a revised draft of my forthcoming article, "The Effect of Legislation on Fourth Amendment Interpretation," and I thought I would blog a bit about it. The article considers a ...

As we have previously discussed, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PR DOL) recently published the first edition of its Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation ...

"It is said that the law is always at least several years behind the technology. With respect to the application of a criminal statute the doctrine of lenity, among other established rules, acts as ...

The Constitutional Bench has touched upon an issue of extreme public importance as it too found itself in a zigzag situation while interpreting Pakistan Army Act, 1952, in conjunction with fundamental ...

Many high-elevation lakes in designated wilderness are stocked with native and nonnative fish by state fish and game agencies to provide recreational fishing opportunities. In several areas, this ...

The New York Times is suing the U.S. government for refusing to divulge how its law enforcement interprets the Patriot Act. After a series of Freedom of Information requests were declined to reveal ...

Song Sio-chong explains why this is impossible even if Hong Kong judges and lawyers try to do so by making references to the Basic Law Many judges and lawyers believe that in judicial review cases, ...

The Statutory Framework and the Problem of Synthetic MinorsIn 2012, the parliament came up with gender-neutral legislation ...

As we have previously discussed, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PR DOL) has recently published the first edition of its Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation ...