Arms and the man: the US Supreme Court anno domine 2008
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| Publication date | 2008 |
| Journal | Ars Aequi |
| Volume | Issue number | 57 | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 437-440 |
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| Abstract | Commas and other grammatical inflections are more often associated with the basics of legal English than with the lofty decisions of a high court. Yet as every eager law student knows, a grammatical interpretation of legal documents is one of the most important tools for juridical analysis. The lacemnet of a single comma is at the very crux of the controversial case District of Columbia v. Heller that the US Supreme Court has been scrutinizing over the last few months. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
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