In Re Detention of Lieberman

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• recognizing that the amendment of an unambiguous statute usually indicates a purpose to change the law
• recognizing that the amendment of an unambiguous statute usually indicates a purpose to change the law
• finding that the statutory language “sexually violent offense” included rape although the offense was not specifically enumerated in the statute
• finding that the statutory language “sexually violent offense” included rape although the offense was not specifically enumerated in the statute
• declining to read a statute in an absurd manner that would prejudice the public interest in keeping citizens safe from violent sexual offenders
• when interpreting a statute, each word, clause, and sentence, if possible, must be given reasonable meaning and not rendered superfluous

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).