FLORIDA DCFS v. McKim’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “`It is a settled rule of statutory construction that unambiguous language is not subject to judicial construction, however wise it may seem to alter the plain language. . . . We trust that if the legislature did not intend the result mandated by the statute's plain language, the legislature itself will amend the statute at the next opportunity.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 1206 - Atlantis at Perdido Ass'n, Inc. v. Warner

2. “[W]here a department's construction of a statute is inconsistent with clear statutory [and rule] language it must be rejected, notwithstanding how laudable the goals of that department [may be].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 1206 - Atlantis at Perdido Ass'n, Inc. v. Warner