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Misreading Law, Misreading Democracy / / Victoria Nourse.

Victoria Nourse argues that lawyers must be educated on the basic procedures that define how Congress operates today. Lawmaking creates winners and losers. If lawyers and judges do not understand this, they may embrace the meanings of those who opposed legislation, turning legislative losers into ju...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy -- 1. Congress Is Not a Court -- 2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress -- 3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation -- 4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias -- 5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context -- 6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence -- Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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Victoria Nourse argues that lawyers must be educated on the basic procedures that define how Congress operates today. Lawmaking creates winners and losers. If lawyers and judges do not understand this, they may embrace the meanings of those who opposed legislation, turning legislative losers into judicial winners and standing democracy on its head.
Issued also in print.
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In English.
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Law United States Interpretation and construction.
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy --
1. Congress Is Not a Court --
2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress --
3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation --
4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias --
5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context --
6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence --
Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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Contents --
Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy --
1. Congress Is Not a Court --
2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress --
3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation --
4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias --
5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context --
6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence --
Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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Contents --
Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy --
1. Congress Is Not a Court --
2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress --
3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation --
4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias --
5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context --
6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence --
Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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