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Comment by lokar

15 hours ago

There is a strong bias by the courts to interpret the law in such a way that it makes sense, and achieves the goals the legislature had when enacting it.

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Barbing  12 hours ago

Just read this point in a case revolving around the Oxford comma, stated in simple enough legalese I could understand:

“laws must be construed liberally in order to accomplish their remedial purpose" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma#Maine_labor_dispu...

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