Cortes De Jesus, Leonor v. Departamento De Educacion

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• holding that \[t]he existence of alternative dictionary definitions . . . each making some sense under the statute\ indicates that a statute is ambiguous
• concluding that statute “is unambiguous in light of its language and history, and so no deference was due” under Chevron
• holding that “[t]he existence of alternative dictionary definitions ... each making some sense under the statute” indicates that a statute is ambiguous
• stating that deference is due so long as “the agency interpretation is not in conflict with the plain language of the statute”
• stating that “[i]f the agency interpretation is not in conflict with the plain language of the statute, deference is due”
• staling that regulations should be applied “[i]f the text [of the statute] is ambiguous” (emphasis added)

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