How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. Sullivan
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 72
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Author: John V. Sullivan
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Adelaide Rosalia Hasse
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781590318737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 76
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 1324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Maine. Historian
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2005-05-23
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780104007082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication contains the Standing Orders of the House of Lords which set out information on the procedure and working of the House, under a range of headings including: Lords and the manner of their introduction; excepted hereditary peers; the Speaker; general observances; debates; arrangement of business; bills; divisions; committees; parliamentary papers; public petitions; privilege; making or suspending of Standing Orders.
Author: California. Legislature. Senate
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 872
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Joint Select Committee on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States
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Published: 1872
Total Pages: 634
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert A. Katzmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014-08-14
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0199362149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes themselves? Are the purposes of lawmakers in writing law relevant? Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, believe courts should look to the language of the statute and virtually nothing else. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit respectfully disagrees. In Judging Statutes, Katzmann, who is a trained political scientist as well as a judge, argues that our constitutional system charges Congress with enacting laws; therefore, how Congress makes its purposes known through both the laws themselves and reliable accompanying materials should be respected. He looks at how the American government works, including how laws come to be and how various agencies construe legislation. He then explains the judicial process of interpreting and applying these laws through the demonstration of two interpretative approaches, purposivism (focusing on the purpose of a law) and textualism (focusing solely on the text of the written law). Katzmann draws from his experience to show how this process plays out in the real world, and concludes with some suggestions to promote understanding between the courts and Congress. When courts interpret the laws of Congress, they should be mindful of how Congress actually functions, how lawmakers signal the meaning of statutes, and what those legislators expect of courts construing their laws. The legislative record behind a law is in truth part of its foundation, and therefore merits consideration.