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Statement Of Legislative Intent

A "Statement of Legislative Intent" is a formal legal construct that articulates the underlying purposes, objectives, and rationale motivating the enactment of a specific piece of legislation, distinguishing it from other legislative instruments by explicitly guiding judicial interpretation and statutory application.

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2017–2026

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55

Congress is a “They,” not an “It”: Legislative intent as oxymoron

Kenneth A. Shepsle · International Review of Law and Economics · 1992 · 194 citations

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Legislative Intent and the Policy of the Sherman Act

Robert H. Bork · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1966 · 149 citations

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Legislative Intent: The Use of Positive Political Theory in Statutory Interpretation

McNollgast · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1994 · 90 citations

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The Limitations of Disability Antidiscrimination Legislation: Policymaking and the Economic Well‐being of People with Disabilities

Michelle Maroto, David Pettinicchio · Law & Policy · 2014 · 67 citations

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Textualism and Legislative Intent

John F. Manning · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2005 · 60 citations · Full text

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Authors

67

  1. LM
    Lawrence M. Solan

    Brooklyn Law School, United States

    3 publications · 60 citations

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  2. JF
    John F. Manning

    Argonne National Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  3. DC
    Donald C. Clarke

    George Washington University, United States

    2 publications · 76 citations

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  4. JG
    Jeffrey Goldsworthy

    Monash University, Australia

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  5. RE
    Richard Ekins

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 44 citations

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Institutions

38

  1. Brooklyn Law School

    Brooklyn, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    60 citations

  2. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

  3. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    45 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  5. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  6. New Jersey Department of Health

    Trenton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 9 publications · 252 citations

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 3 publications · 58 citations

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  3. The Journal of Law and Economics

    JLE · 2 publications · 161 citations

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  4. Law and Contemporary Problems

    1 publications · 90 citations

    1

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  5. Statute Law Review

    1 publications · 15 citations

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