Sentence examples for structure of the statute from inspiring English sources

Nonetheless, the administration is arguing in the case the court has accepted for its next term, Wyeth v. Levine, No. 06-1249, that pre-emption is implicit in the structure of the statute.

In their Supreme Court appeal, supported by a brief filed by the AARP Foundation, the employees are arguing that the structure of the statute makes clear that the employer must prove reasonableness of an action that would otherwise be prohibited.

Kagan writes that "we must (as usual) interpret the relevant words not in a vacuum," but with regard to the "structure, history, and purpose" of the statute.

Because Linlithgow overcame these fears, provincial autonomy functioned smoothly, but he failed to secure consent of the princes, which was necessary for establishment of the federal structure provided by the statute.

This unease and ambivalence flow also from the structure of statutes of limitations and the difficulties inherent in achieving the goals they are designed to accomplish.

But even when federal prosecutors do find a way to go after domestic terrorists with other federal statutes, the current structure of the law makes prosecutors hesitant to call terrorism what it is.

The language of the statute will not be perfectly clear.

"My approach would say if you take the heart out of the statute," he said, "the statute's gone".

The court's amendment of the statute reads out of the provision the congressional decision that dangerousness alone is a sufficient basis for detention, and reads out as well any meaningful structure for supervised release...

Article 7(2) of the Statute provided, "The official position of any Accused person, whether as Head of State or Government … shall not relieve such person of criminal responsibility nor mitigate punishment" (Statute of ICTY, Art. 7(2)).

The impact of the Statute on authors was also minimal.