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Frontmatter

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy 1
  4. 1. Congress Is Not a Court 14
  5. 2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress 34
  6. 3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation 64
  7. 4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias 103
  8. 5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context 135
  9. 6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence 161
  10. Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy 182
  11. Notes 191
  12. Acknowledgments 247
  13. Index 249
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Prologue: The Paradox of American Civic Illiteracy 1
  4. 1. Congress Is Not a Court 14
  5. 2. Statutory Interpretation Theories Misunderstand Congress 34
  6. 3. A Legislative Decision Theory of Statutory Interpretation 64
  7. 4. Petty Textualism, Canons, and Cognitive Bias 103
  8. 5. What Is Legislative Intent? Evidence of Context 135
  9. 6. The Constitutional Argument for Legislative Evidence 161
  10. Epilogue: Courts and Congress as Faithful Agents of Democracy 182
  11. Notes 191
  12. Acknowledgments 247
  13. Index 249
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