· 5/27/1980
Andrus v. Glover Construction Co.
Citations
- 446 U.S. 608
- 100 S. Ct. 1905
- 64 L. Ed. 2d 548
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 38
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- referring to “canon that expressing one item of a commonly associated group or series excludes another left unmentioned”
- relying on the interpretive canon that where a broad statutory term includes enumerated exceptions, courts should not imply unwritten ones
- “Where Congress explicitly enumerates certain exceptions to a general prohibition, additional exceptions are not to be implied, in the absence of a contrary legislative intent.”
- where statute specifically enumerates certain exceptions, additional exceptions are not to be implied, absent a contrary legislative intent
- where Congress explicitly enumerates certain exceptions to a statute, additional exceptions are not to be implied
- “Where Congress explicitly enumerates certain exceptions to a general prohibition, additional exceptions are not to be implied, in the absence of evidence of a contrary legislative intent.”
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Judges: Stewart
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