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Federal Intent and Justice Scalia

March 14, 2011

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Recently, a Wall Street Journal “Law Blog” reported the following summary from the recent lecture presented by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to the new members of the House:

“Rep. Scott Garrett (R., N.J.) said Scalia emphasized that often, when the Supreme Court upends lawmakers’ work, “it’s because Congress is silent” regarding its intent. Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) said he took away that Congress should be its own “first line of defense” in ensuring that the laws it passes are constitutional.”

There are various documents that can be collected to address the question of a federal statute’s intent.  Legislative Intent Service, Inc. provides federal legislative history research to help our clients answer the question of federal intent.