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Legislative intent matters in the US, but we have some schools of legal thought that are pretty skeptical of it, so it's not always the end-all. (The concern be
by SpicyLemonZest 3y ago
Legislative intent matters in the US, but we have some schools of legal thought that are pretty skeptical of it, so it's not always the end-all. (The concern being, every time a court uses legislative intent to disregard the statutory text, it becomes a little bit harder for someone to understand what the laws that govern them are.)
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoConsidering the number of "Originalists" on the court, you would think it is well established. Or is that just for the SC where judges have more latitude in getting the verdict they want?