1 janv. 1940 - United States v. American Trucking Ass'ns (1940) [653]
Description:
When the literal or semantic meaning of a statute was "plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole," the Court's duty was to "follow the purpose, rather than the literal words."Introduced "purposivist" approach to statutory interpretation and creation of federal common law
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1940
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 85 ans