Step-by-Step Approach to Statutory Interpretation

Summary

This practice note explains the linear approach to interpreting statutes in federal and state courts in a step-by-step approach Each step introduces the step approach, then illustrates how to use that step applying facts from two sample cases: Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. 528, and King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. 473. The step ends by identifying whether the arguments made in the two cases were convincing to the Supreme Court justices.