· 12/2/2013
Richards v. Petroleum
Citations
- 134 S. Ct. 731
- 187 L. Ed. 2d 586
- 82 U.S.L.W. 3331
- 571 U.S. 1089
- 2013 WL 6223313
- 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8447
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- “[W]e must read the words [of a statute] in their context and with a view to their place in the overall statutory scheme. Particular phrases must be construed in light of the overall purpose and structure of the whole statutory scheme.” (quotation marks omitted; alterations in' original)
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