Doe v. Hesketh’s Empirical Analysis
828 F.3d 159 · 2016
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2251 (Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 2252 · 18 U.S.C. § 2255 · 18 U.S.C. § 2259 (§ 40113 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 3613A (§ 207 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3663 · 18 U.S.C. § 3663A (§ 204 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3664
Relies on Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Brady v. United States · Curtis v. Loether · Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKey · Taylor v. Sturgell
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]hen the statutory language is unambiguous ... we ordinarily do not consider statutory purpose or legislative history.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hayes v. Harvey“literal application of the statute will produce a result demonstrably at odds with the intention of its drafters.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hayes v. Harvey
How this case has been treated — in progress
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