Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In American law, the clear statement rule is a guideline for statutory construction, instructing courts to not interpret a statute in a way that will have particular consequences unless the statute makes unmistakably clear its intent to achieve that result. Such rules \"insist that a particular result can be achieved only if the text (and not legislative history) says so in no uncertain terms.\" Popkin, Statutes in Court 201 (1999)."@en }
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- Clear_statement_rule comment "In American law, the clear statement rule is a guideline for statutory construction, instructing courts to not interpret a statute in a way that will have particular consequences unless the statute makes unmistakably clear its intent to achieve that result. Such rules \"insist that a particular result can be achieved only if the text (and not legislative history) says so in no uncertain terms.\" Popkin, Statutes in Court 201 (1999).".