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Considering that two years ago the Supreme Court ended up having to hold that the use of the indefinite article "a" in the phrase "a notice to appear" means a s
by jimz 4y ago
Considering that two years ago the Supreme Court ended up having to hold that the use of the indefinite article "a" in the phrase "a notice to appear" means a singular document that fits the definition of said notice instead of multiple notices sent piecemeal, even clear legal language can somehow wind up being challenged all the way to the top. The opinion, which actually makes for some delightful grammar shade from Gorsuch to Kavanaugh that's both utterly thorough and gratuitous at the same time, is quite the read, although the Supreme Court having to definitively state that "a means a" is almost a parody of itself. I wish you the best of luck with a word that's 5 times longer and features a slightly more complex definition than the meaning of "a".
The opinion, btw: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-438_j4el.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-438_j4el.pdf
- chaps 4y agoThat's incredibly interesting, thanks for sharing and the hilarious good wishes :) Here's the IL Appellate court's opinion in my suit if you're curious - lots of discussion at the intersection of SQL injection and esoteric legal interpretation: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/resources/5ff80f52-17df-4b2a-ba91-4b977f150c6f/file https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/resources/5ff80f52-17df-4b2a-... (We won the at the Appellate, but it's going to IL Supreme Court..)
- pas 4y agocould you pinpoint where the grammar part is in the opinion? (tried searching for article, indefinite, notice, etc, but no luck :/) thanks!