Supreme Court· 2/23/1981

HCSC-Laundry v. United States

Citations

450 U.S. 1
101 S. Ct. 836
67 L. Ed. 2d 1
1981 U.S. LEXIS 66
49 U.S.L.W. 3608
47 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 797

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holding that a specific provision takes precedence over a general one
holding that a specific provision takes precedence over a general one
stating that “it is a basic principle of statutory construction that a specific statute ... controls over a general provision ... particularly when the two are interrelated and closely positioned”
stating that “it is a basic principle of statutory construction that a specific statute ... controls over a general provision ..., particularly when the two are interrelated and closely positioned.”
rejecting argument that specific limitation on remedies in one provision of a statute trumped a general provision for remedies in another section
noting that “it is a basic principle of statutory construction that a specific statute . . . controls over a general provision . . . , particularly when the two are interrelated and closely positioned”

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Judges: Stevens, White

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