Lenity doctrine

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Legal doctrine concerning the interpretation of ambiguous statutes

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UnknownSupreme Court of the United States · Wooden v. United States (20-5279) · 54:07 · Oct 2021
…I think if you got to the point where all of your tools of statutory construction ran out and you found grievous ambiguity, then yes, there might be a lenity issue.…
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Sonia SotomayorSupreme Court of the United States · Wooden v. United States (20-5279) · 28:10 · Oct 2021
…What role does lenity have to play in those circumstances in your view?…
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Anthony M. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · Marinello v. United States (16-1144) · 17:23 · Dec 2017
…Well, is that what lenity means?…
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Antonin ScaliaSupreme Court of the United States · Whitfield v. United States (13-9026) · 2:17 · Dec 2014
…I'm asking you whether there are multiple possible u I'm……
Ms. MenendezSupreme Court of the United States · Johnson v. United States (13-7120rearg) · 57:39 · Nov 2014
…First, I think lenity is an illusory solution in this……
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