Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2016
ISSN
0163-1411
Publisher
Massachusetts Bar Association
Language
en-US
Abstract
Lawyers must have the ability to interpret statutory language. Whether during criminal or civil litigation, advising a client on recent statutory changes or appearing before an administrative agency, the importance of statutes to the modern legal world is unquestioned. Although some jurists, notably Justice Antonin Scalia, question whether there can be such a thing as "legislative intent" and disregard materials that may be instructive to the court, most jurisdictions not only accept evidence of legislative intent, but seek it out.
Recommended Citation
Sean J. Kealy,
A Guide to Gathering and Using Legislative History in Massachusetts
,
in
97
Massachusetts Law Review
46
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/2093
