A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
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A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law Context triple: [Antonin Scalia, notableWork, A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law]
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A.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
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The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court is a landmark 1979 nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong that offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the internal workings and decision-making of the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Burger era.
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D.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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E.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law Target entity description: A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
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A.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
-
B.
The Court and the Constitution
The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
-
C.
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court is a landmark 1979 nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong that offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the internal workings and decision-making of the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Burger era.
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D.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
-
E.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates | textualist approach ⓘ |
| author | Antonin Scalia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
legislative history use in interpretation
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purposivism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
judicial role in interpretation
ⓘ
original meaning of legal texts ⓘ |
| genre |
legal theory
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Amy Gutmann
ⓘ
Gordon S. Wood ⓘ Mary Ann Glendon ⓘ Ronald Dworkin ⓘ |
| hasForm |
commentary
ⓘ
essay ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| mainThesis | judges should interpret legal texts according to their ordinary meaning at the time of enactment ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American conservative legal thought
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systematic defense of judicial textualism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| series |
University Center for Human Values at Princeton University
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surface form:
The University Center for Human Values Series
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| subject |
American legal system
ⓘ
constitutional interpretation ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ textualism ⓘ |
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