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  2. Plain meaning rule - Wikipedia

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    However, use of the literal rule may defeat the intention of Parliament. For instance, in the case of Whiteley v. Chappel, [10] the court came to the reluctant conclusion that Whiteley could not be convicted of impersonating "any person entitled to vote" at an election, because the person he impersonated was dead. Using a literal construction ...

  3. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 462

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    This is a list of all United States Supreme Court cases from volume 462 of the United States Reports: Case name Citation Date decided ... Chappell v. Wallace: 462 U.S ...

  4. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 78

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    In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately-published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called ...

  5. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 128

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    Supreme Court of the United States 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W  /  38.89056°N 77.00444°W  / 38.89056; -77.00444 Established March 4, 1789 ; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinates 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W  /  38.89056°N 77.00444°W  / 38.89056; -77.00444 Composition method Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation Authorised by ...

  6. Purposive approach - Wikipedia

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    The purposive approach (sometimes referred to as purposivism, [1] purposive construction, [2] purposive interpretation, [3] or the modern principle in construction) [4] is an approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation under which common law courts interpret an enactment (a statute, part of a statute, or a clause of a constitution) within the context of the law's purpose.

  7. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]

  8. R v Whiteley - Wikipedia

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    R v Whiteley (1991) 93 Cr App R 25 was an important case in the criminal law of England & Wales in relation to criminal damage. It established that for the purposes of the Criminal Damage Act 1971, [ 1 ] the property in question must be tangible but the damage done may be intangible. [ 2 ]

  9. Case management (mental health) - Wikipedia

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    The case manager becomes an effective facilitator or enabler by use of self, understanding the social systems, the etiology of needs, and functioning of the clients. Moore in 1990s said that a case manager should possess the clinical skills of a psychotherapist and the advocacy skills of a community organizer. [10]