To trace effects to final outcomes in terms of the behavior of private individuals would thus require the analyst to predict the set of statutes that would be enacted within various legislative structures.
As professor Elizabeth Price Foley observed in a New York Times column in May, there are simply far too many moving parts to the obstruction statutes that would be hard to fit to Trump's interactions with Comey.
As the HHS proposal details, "Because the statutes that would be enforced through this regulation seek, in part, to protect individuals and institutions from suffering discrimination on the basis of conscience, the conscience of the individual or institution should be paramount in determining what constitutes abortion, within the bounds of reason.
"Now that's obviously something I find disturbing, as a person and also as a judge, because we're trying to interpret the statute to avoid results that would be very far out," Justice Breyer said.
Mr. Klee disagreed, saying, "Congress routinely adopts clarifying amendments to important statutes without undertaking the extensive work that would be involved in a rewrite of those statutes, and that's all that's happening here".
Fulfil the statute, by negotiation, yes; rewrite it, no.For Mr Aznar, that would be a step towards the break-up of Spain.
Hopefully we can get a statute passed that would be in effect for the 2014 election or sooner and guarantee that every single vote counts, and people show that photo ID to vote".
"As I read this statute, Justice Alito said, "that would be a violation of this statute, potentially punishable by life imprisonment".
That would be the "criminal sodomy" statute, which prohibits same-sex couples from engaging in oral or anal sex.
Roof was not charged with terrorism because there is no domestic terrorism statute that would apply.
