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Supreme Court decisions emphasize the importance of context when interpreting the text of a statute
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Textualism is similar to "[[originalism]]", or "original meaning."  These are different from [[purposivism]].  Other competing legal doctrines include [[Critical Legal Studies]].
 
Textualism is similar to "[[originalism]]", or "original meaning."  These are different from [[purposivism]].  Other competing legal doctrines include [[Critical Legal Studies]].
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== Importance of Context ==
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Supreme Court decisions emphasize the importance of context when interpreting the text of a statute:
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*Corley v. United States,556 U.S. 303 (2009)
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*Mohamad v. Palestinian Auth., 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
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*Parker Drilling Mgmt. Servs., Ltd. v. Newton, 139 S.Ct. 1881 (2019)
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*Sw. Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 142 S.Ct. 1783 (2022)
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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