Judges interpret ambiguous laws narrowly to avoid criminal liability, as you say.[1] Three justices dissented though, I take it, because in their view the word

Judges interpret ambiguous laws narrowly to avoid criminal liability, as you say.[1] Three justices dissented though, I take it, because in their view the words weren't ambiguous, even if leniency would have been the better public policy. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_lenity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_lenity