In what circumstances will a judge interpret the language of a statute?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Corrales-Vazquez, 931 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. 2019):
In interpreting statutes "[t]he starting point of [the] inquiry is the language of the statute itself." United States v. Cabaccang , 332 F.3d 622, 625 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). In so doing, we use canons of construction. Those canons:
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