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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner is a groundbreaking and authoritative guide to the principles of legal interpretation. In this influential work, the authors systematically explain the most important rules governing constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation, supported by hundreds of illustrations drawn from real court cases.
Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book explores deceptively simple but legally complex questions such as: Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? Does trading a gun for drugs count as “using a gun” in a drug transaction? Through these examples, Scalia and Garner demonstrate clear, principled, and reliable methods for deriving meaning from authoritative legal texts.
Beyond its practical guidance, Reading Law tackles some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. The authors present a well-argued interpretive philosophy that is definitive yet nuanced, clear yet sophisticated, making this book an essential resource for judges, lawyers, law students, scholars, and anyone serious about legal reasoning.
As both a reference and a teaching tool, Reading Law stands as one of the most important modern works on textualism and legal interpretation.
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