GettingtoMaybe_HowtoExcelonLawSchoolExam.epub

"Knowledge is free for those who seek..." This book is made available by Tashfin. For Pam and Laurie "Knowledge is free for those who seek it..." Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011. Cracked and Scrubbed by Tashfin in 2013. Happy Reading! http://www.archive.org/details/gettingtomaybehoOOfisc viii Contents 2. Where Do Purposes Come From? 40 a. Legislative intent 40 b. Policy analysis 42 3. Purposes as a Source of Statutory Ambiguity 43 a. Competing purposes 43 b. The pattern of conflict: Broad vs. narrow purposes 46 4. Language as a Source of Statutory Ambiguity: Competing Meanings 48 B. Fact Situations To Watch For 52 Chapter 5 Forks in the Law: Competing Interpretations of Caselaw 55 A. Desperately Seeking Similarity: When To Follow Precedent 56 B. Searching for Distinctions that Make a Difference 57 C. Patterns of Ambiguity To Watch For 59 D. Dealing with Multiple Cases 64 Chapter 6 Forks in the Facts 67 A. How Law Creates Forks in the Facts: Why Categories Matter 68 1. Rule vs. Exception 70 2. Statutory Boundaries 71 3. Sequential Categories 71 4. Crossing the Line 72 5. Categories as Elements of Legal Rul......