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  2. Heydon's Case - Wikipedia

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    Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637 is considered a landmark case: it was the first case to use what would come to be called the mischief rule of statutory interpretation.The mischief rule is more flexible than the golden or literal rule, in that the mischief rule requires judges to look over four tasks to ensure that gaps within the law are covered.

  3. Mischief rule - Wikipedia

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    The mischief rule [1] is one of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, [2] the other two being the "plain meaning rule" (also known as the "literal rule") and the "golden rule". It is used to determine the exact scope of the "mischief" that the statute in question has set out to remedy, and to guide the ...

  4. Statutory interpretation - Wikipedia

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    It is often mentioned that common law statutes can be interpreted by using the Golden Rule, the Mischief Rule or the Literal Rule. However, according to Francis Bennion , author of texts on statutory interpretation, [ 8 ] there are no such simple devices to elucidate complex statutes, "[i]nstead there are a thousand and one interpretative ...

  5. Is the Missouri House violating transparency requirements ...

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    The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District held oral arguments on Tuesday over House Rule 126, which says legislators can “keep constituent case files, and records of the caucus of the ...

  6. Missouri gets 10,000 public comments on new library rule ...

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    Thursday is the last day residents can submit comments on the proposed rule, which would bar public library employees from granting minors access to materials without first receiving parental ...

  7. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988

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    The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of planned closings and mass layoffs of employees. [1]

  8. Two Missouri bills would regulate AI-generated images ... - AOL

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    Plocher is accused of inappropriately requesting government reimbursements, firing his chief of staff and allegedly making threats against nonpartisan House employees. The Missouri House Ethics ...

  9. Supreme Court of Missouri - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of Missouri is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820 and is located at 207 West High Street in Jefferson City , Missouri. Missouri voters have approved changes in the state's constitution to give the Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction – the sole legal power to hear – over five types of ...