Canon of Statutory Construction Archives

Canon of Statutory Construction – Constitutional Avoidance

October 30, 2022 9:20 amOctober 30, 2022 9:22 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction – Rule of Lenity

October 29, 2022 8:45 amOctober 29, 2022 8:46 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Ejusdem Generis

October 28, 2022 6:43 amOctober 28, 2022 6:45 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction – Last Antecedent

October 27, 2022 6:28 amOctober 27, 2022 6:30 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction – Whole Act Rule

October 26, 2022 8:41 amOctober 26, 2022 8:43 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Expressio Unius

October 25, 2022 6:35 amOctober 25, 2022 6:40 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Rule Against Surplusage

October 24, 2022 6:55 amOctober 24, 2022 6:58 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...