Interpreting Law is an accessible introduction to statutory and constitutional interpretation by the nation's leading legislation scholar. This concise treatise not only identifies the primary "canons" or precepts that guide interpretation, but demonstrates how they operate and interact, as a matter of both practice and evolving aspiration. Unlike earlier academic treatises, which rummage through a potpourri of often arcane Supreme Court decisions, Professor Eskridge's new book focuses on a statute prohibiting vehicles in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. Each chapter...
Interpreting Law is an accessible introduction to statutory and constitutional interpretation by the nation's leading legislation scholar. This concis...