If the statute were drafted more precisely, we might appeal to the title to clear up any ambiguity: "Single-Sex Multiple Occupancy Bathroom and Changing Facilities".
A number of important statutes were drafted by commissions that included judges, professors, and lawyers; and authors often suggested to the courts new developments in the application of rules of law.
However, starting in about the middle of the nineteenth century, an increasing number of American criminal statutes were drafted and enforced without regard to intent.
These statutes were drafted very carefully, and the words to not reference any "benefit that may accrue," (a phrase used in House Rule 23, Clause 3) to influence a politician's performance.
Yet, the only procedural statute calling for the early detection of learning disabilities in public schools was drafted when the Hispanic population was just twenty-one percent.
The plaintiffs say the statute that carved out the exception sets no such condition; in fact, they said, it was drafted specifically for nonresidents.
In his 31-page judgment, Mr Justice Richards said he had to decide whether the rule actually breaches insolvency law as it is drafted by statute, not make a moral judgment on how it affects creditors: "These proceedings are not concerned with whether giving priority to football creditors is socially or morally justified.
Some of the statutes became effective after the decision but were drafted in anticipation of it.
"I complied fully with all the requirements of the statutes, registered with the draft when I turned 18. Had I been drafted, I would have been happy to serve".
The problem is that bills are drafted in highly technical legalese, much of it amending pre-existing statutes.
