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· 12/11/2006

BP America Production Co. Ex Rel. Amoco Production Co. v. Burton

Citations

  • 549 U.S. 84
  • 127 S. Ct. 638
  • 166 L. Ed. 2d 494
  • 2006 U.S. LEXIS 9586
  • 163 Oil & Gas Rep. 807
  • 75 U.S.L.W. 4023
  • 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 19

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  • “Unless otherwise defined, statutory terms are generally interpreted in accordance with their ordinary meaning.”
  • reviewing Black's Law Dictionary definitions in interpreting a federal statute
  • “We start, of course, with the statutory text.”

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Judges: Alito

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