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| 1. | Jan. 21, 2015 | Introduction | Our text will be Eskridge et al's Legislation and Regulation. Unless otherwise noted, all page references below are to Eskridge. |
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| 2. | Jan. 26, 2015 | The Federal Legislative Process | pp. 1-37 |
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| 3. | Jan. 28, 2015 | The Federal Legislative Process | 1. Carla Alvaregna |
pp. 1-37 |
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| 4. | Feb. 2, 2015 | Introduction to Statutory Implementation and Interpretation | 1. Stefan Casso 2. Dixon Cheung 3. Soo Choi |
pp. 61-80 |
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| 5. | Feb. 4, 2015 | Introduction to Statutory Implementation and Interpretation | 1. Jeremiah Clark 2. Gabriella Cole |
pp. 80-106, 114-116 |
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| 6. | Feb. 9, 2015 | The Texas Legislative Process |
Guest Lecture by Donna Wardof, Director of Harris County's Office of Legislative Relations |
The Art of Statutory Construction by R. Beal Models of Statutory Interpretation Applied to Your Practice by the Honorable A. Hedges |
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| 7. | Feb. 11, 2015 | Theories of Statutory Interpretation: Origins of U.S. Approaches | 1. Travis Cross 2. Victoria Dessens 3. Anastasia Dodd |
pp. 477 - 497 |
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| 6. | Feb. 16, 2015 | Theories of Statutory Interpretation | 1. Julian Dominguez 2. Caleb Dunson 3. James Eastman |
pp. 508-514, 517-525, 530 - 545 |
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| 7. | Feb. 18, 2015 | Theories of Statutory Interpretation | 1. Royce Egeolu 2. Dokada Fandry 3. Charlotte Ferraro |
pp. 551-558, 565-567, 568-580, 590- 593 |
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| 7. | Feb. 23, 2015 | Doctrines of Statutory Interpretation | 1. Carl Fitz 2. Jordan Fossee 3. Sarah Gillaspie |
pp. 643-670 |
City of Houston v. BCCA Appeals Group (1st Ct.App. 2013) |
| 8. | Feb. 25, 2015 | Doctrines of Statutory Interpretation | 1. Shayna Goldblatt 2. Mark Gonzalez 3. Elizabeth Gray |
pp. 670-690 |
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| 10. | March 2, 2015 | Doctrines of Statutory Interpretation: Substantive Policy Canons | 1. Hinna Hassan 2. David Hornbeak 3. Chris Hsu |
pp. 690-712 |
Yates Powerpoint |
| 10. | March 4, 2015 | Doctrines of Statutory Interpretation: Substantive Policy Canons | 1. Vanessa Jones 2. Arian Khorrami 3. Ricque Kidd |
pp. 712-748 |
U.S. Dictionary Act (1 U.S.C. section 1 et seq.) |
| 11. | March 9, 2015 | Guest Lecture by Justice Brett Busby (14th Cir. Ct. Apps., Tex) and Southern District of Texas federal Judge Lee Rosenthal. They will discuss the way judges construe statutes and the substantive value of textual aproaches. Class will take place in Krost Hall at 9:00 am. We have combined our class and Prof. Bruhl's section for this special session. |
No Reading Panel | Please email any questions that you would like to pose to the judges in advance to me at tdheste2@central.uh.edu Lecture - because of battery failure, the first portion of this class (Justice Busby's lecture) was not recorded |
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| 12. | March 11, 2015 | Extrinsic Sources of Statutory Meaning: Common Law as a Source of Extrinsic Meaning | 1. Ryan Logan 2. David Lopez 3. Marcella Lunn |
pp. 761-786. |
UH Energy Infrastructure Conference |
| March 16-18, 2015 | SPRING BREAK | ||||
| 12. | March 23, 2015 | Extrinsic Sources of Statutory Meaning: Legislative History | 1. Amanda McCoy 2. Penny McIntire 3. Donna McIntosh |
pp. 786-813 |
Sample 2014 Final Exam Essay Question |
| 13. | March 25, 2015 | Extrinsic Sources of Statutory Meaning: Legislative History | 1. Clarissa Medrano 2. Gilberto Mindiola 3. Nneka Morah |
pp. 813-815, 824-848 (you do not have to read the excerpt of FDA v. Brown & Williamson cross-referenced on p. 831) Grading Statute Floor Consideration |
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| 16. | March 30, 2015 | Extrinsic Sources of Statutory Meaning: Other Statutes | 1. Kristin Naidysh 2. Priya Nath 3. Jonathan Ohara |
pp. 848-877 Lecture |
Sample multiple choice questions Class statute bounty challenge Memorandum re Presidential Signing Statements, 72 Fed. Reg. 10669 (March 9, 2009) |
| 17. | April 1, 2015 |
Voluntary Midterm
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| 18. | April 6, 2015 | Implementation of Statutes in Administrative State: Agencies and the Administrative Procedure Act |
1. Julia Peebles 2. Ruben Ramirez 3. Sarah Roark |
pp. 890-901, 936-60 |
Administrative Procedure Act sections 701, 702, 706 |
| 19. | April 8, 2015 | Implementation of Statutes in Administrative State: The Administrative Procedure Act |
1. Benjamin Rowe 2. Harrison Royalty 3. Cameron Secord |
pp. 960-974, 983-995 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association (only the majority opinion and concurrences by Alito and Scalia) |
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| April 10, 2015 | Optional review session: Statutory Interpretation - Review and Summary (Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities) We will meet at 1 p.m. in BLB 209. |
Survey to RSVP for voluntary review session | pp. 878-890 |
Whiteboard diagram from review session (thanks to Anastasia Dodd) | |
| 20. | April 13, 2015 | Oversight by the Three Branches |
1. Stephanie Sepulveda 2. Patrick Shelton 3. Shawnda Smith |
pp. 995-1001, 1009-1011, 1016-1038
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Memorandum from Rahm Emanuel re Regulatory Review (Jan. 20, 2009) Chemical Safety Board oversight hearing OIRA Dashboard Russian meteorite incident |
| 21. | April 15, 2015 | Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations |
1. John-Michael Speranza 2. Abid Steele 3. Nicole Su |
pp. 1039-1054, 1070 n.4, 1073-1094 |
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| 22. | April 20, 2015 | Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations |
1. Maria Tariq 2. Zainab Tarique 3. Brian Trinidad |
pp. 1094-1105, 1110-1112, 1112-1128 |
Grading Statute Bounty Winner |
| 23. | April 22, 2015 | Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations |
1. Colton Turner 2. Camillle Van Kote 3. Andrea Velazquez |
pp. 1128-1156 |
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| 24. | April 27, 2015 | Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations |
1. Betsy Williams 2. Hallie Wimberly 3. Camille Yoder 4. Jared Young |
pp. 1156-1178 |
Mid-term Exam Multiple Choice Answers Original Meaning and Marriage Equality, Prof. Eskridge (Houston Law Review 2015) |
| 25. | April 29, 2015 | Voluntary Review Session Deadline to submit email questions: May 8 at 10:00 pm. I will circulate a global answer to those emails on May 9 to the entire class (unless you ask me to keep your question confidential). |
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Sample Essay Review Answer Key |
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Final exam will take place on May 11 in TU2 144 at 9 am to noon. The secondary exam room is TU2 111. |
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