The Legislation Bill proposes to rewrite and replace the Legislation Act 2012 and to update and re-enact the Interpretation Act 1999. It aims to improve public access to the law by making secondary ...

While textualists want to only focus on the actual text of the statute, the purpose of statutory interpretation, in my ...

Just when it was looking like nationwide online sports wagering had a chance of catching fire, the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in and might have broken up the party. It started when Justice ...

I recently posted a revised draft of my forthcoming article, "The Effect of Legislation on Fourth Amendment Interpretation," and I thought I would blog a bit about it. The article considers a ...

I have posted a new draft article, "The Effect of Legislation on Fourth Amendment Interpretation," which is forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review. Here's the abstract: This Article addresses a ...

The New York Times is suing the U.S. government for refusing to divulge how its law enforcement interprets the Patriot Act. After a series of Freedom of Information requests were declined to reveal ...

Many high-elevation lakes in designated wilderness are stocked with native and nonnative fish by state fish and game agencies to provide recreational fishing opportunities. In several areas, this ...