sovereign exemption canon
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From 297 U.S. 175 - United States v. California · 1936Most cited · 748 citing opinions
The presumption is an aid to consistent construction of statutes of the enacting sovereign when their purpose is in doubt, but it does not require that the aim of a statute fairly to be inferred be disregarded because not explicitly stated.