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Congressional Research Service: 'Statutory Interpretation - Theories, Tools & Trends' (Part 3 of 5)
March 11, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45153) on March 10, 2023, entitled "Statutory Interpretation - Theories, Tools and Trends:"

(Continued from Part 2 of 5)

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Tools of Statutory Interpretation

Judges use a variety of tools to help them interpret statutes, most frequently relying on five types of interpretive tools: ordinary meaning, statutory context, canons of construction . . .

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