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It is controversial what, if any, significance to give to legislative history in interpreting a statute. [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] adheres to a [[textualist]] approach that focuses on the statutory wording itself, and does not assign any significance to legislative history. | It is controversial what, if any, significance to give to legislative history in interpreting a statute. [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] adheres to a [[textualist]] approach that focuses on the statutory wording itself, and does not assign any significance to legislative history. | ||
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Legislative history consists of the committee reports and legislators' statements in connection with the passage of a statute.
It is controversial what, if any, significance to give to legislative history in interpreting a statute. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia adheres to a textualist approach that focuses on the statutory wording itself, and does not assign any significance to legislative history.
