Edward T. Splane and Paralyzed Veterans of America v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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• holding that regulations must have binding effect on tribunals outside of the agency to be considered a legislative rule
• \[C]anons of construction . . . require us to give effect to the clear language of a [regulation] and avoid rendering any portions meaningless or superfluous.\
• \[C]anons of construction . . . require us to give effect to the clear language of a statute and avoid rendering any portions meaningless or superfluous.\
• \[C]anons of construction . . . require us to give effect to the clear language of a [regulation] and avoid rendering any portions meaningless or superfluous.\
• \canons of construction . . . require us to give effect to the clear language of a statute and avoid rendering any portions meaningless or superfluous\
• “The D.C. Circuit has recognized that ‘an agency's characterization of its own 9 action, while not decisive, is a factor [to] consider’ [in deciding whether a rule is substantive].”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).