Sentence examples for ambiguous statutes from inspiring English sources

And she said it could be helpful to consider statements from members of Congress in interpreting ambiguous statutes, a position Justice Scalia rejects.

Since Chevron, federal agencies have enjoyed significant leeway when putting ambiguous statutes into effect.So in order to save the ACA, all the government must show is that its reading of the law is a "permissible" interpretation.

To be sure, the court's construction of this statute so as to make it include procedures other than live-birth abortion involves not only a disregard of fair meaning, but an abandonment of the principle that even ambiguous statutes should be interpreted in such fashion as to render them valid rather than void.

He has been skeptical of a judicial doctrine whereby government agencies' interpretation of ambiguous statutes prevails unless it is unreasonable the so-called Chevron deference.

The appeals court engaged in "freelancing," Solicitor General Clement's brief said, by "usurping the agency's role of construing and filling in an ambiguous statute".

He proposed to stand for election to a second tribunate in 132, although reelection had not been practiced for 300 years and was widely believed to have been barred by an ambiguous statute.

Howard Gleckman, a resident fellow at the Tax Policy Center who has often advocated for higher taxes for the rich, like Mr. Buffett, said: "Like any taxpayer, NetJets is interpreting an ambiguous statute in the most favorable way possible".

Each case the court selects, by the agreement of at least four justices, under its internal rules, is a vehicle intended to accomplish something: to clarify the law, interpret an ambiguous statute, resolve conflicting decisions among the lower courts or, as in the Shelby County and Fisher cases, to change the status quo.

In cases concerning the interpretation of ambiguous federal statutes, the justices give their best sense of what the words of the law mean and how they apply in the case before them.

Elashi's father, Ghassan, was charged under the ambiguous Material Support Statute for sending humanitarian aid, such as books and backpacks, to a Palestinian charity committee in Gaza.

Since Congress did not specify what it meant, the statute was ambiguous, he said, adding, "We interpret ambiguous criminal statutes in favor of defendants, not prosecutors".