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Jon Kyl: I would have to go back and read it very closely, but my recollection is that the court found the statute rather…

On the recordMarch 8, 2007
I would have to go back and read it very closely, but my recollection is that the court found the statute rather uninformative and rather unclear, and that was part of the basis for the court reading it in a way that went beyond what I thought it provided. Nonetheless, one can understand that when the court views a statute that doesn't provide clear limitations, its inclination may well be to lean forward in its interpretation.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing a court's interpretation of a statute during a legislative debate.

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