Introduction
The New Jersey Democratic Party v. Samson
Kotila v. Kentucky
United States v. James
Plain Text
Price v. Time
United States v. Montgomery
MCI v. ATT
Text in Context
Bob Jones v. United States
West Virginia University Hospitals Inc. v. Casey
Purpose
Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Text Clear, but Purpose Contradicts
United Steelworkers of America v. Weber
Shine v. Shine
Text Ambiguous, but Purpose Clarifies
McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation
Braschi v. Stahl
Text Clear, but Purpose Irrelevant
National Petroleum Refiners Ass'n v. FTC
Oncale v. Sundowner Service Inc.
Absurd Result
Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill
Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
Willful Textualism
Waxman v. Evans
Patterson v. McClean Credit Union
BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp.
Deference to Agencies
Skidmore v. Swift
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. NRDC
Auer v. Robbins
Chevron v. Echazabal
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline
United States v. Mead Corp.
Gonzales v. Oregon
Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education
Massachusetts v. EPA
Recent Cases
United States v. Allison Engine
United States v. Ressam
United States v. Watson