statutory interpretation

Textualism is a method of statutory interpretation that asserts that a statute should be interpreted according to its plain meaning and not according to the intent of the legislature, the statutory purpose, or the legislative history.

A third-party beneficiary is a person or entity that is not a party to a contract but may enforce a promise in the contract because the contracting parties int

• contract law

Truth in Lending Act (TILA), also known as Regulation Z, is a consumer protection law enacted in 1968 in response to exceedingly predatory loan practices. Prior to TILA, lenders would use a variety of differing terminology and forms of lending that manipulated or misled uninformed borrowers.

In common usage, a toll is money paid in exchange for using something, like a road or bridge.

Trigger laws are laws designed to take effect after a major shift in controlling law occurs. Legislatures will write laws with the intention that those laws come into effect after a shift in the law allows them to be legally enforced.

The unitary executive theory (UET) is a constitutional law theory holding that the President of the United States possesses sole authority over the executive branch.

Federal statutes enacted by Congress and signed by the President (or passed over the President's veto) are compiled into the United States Code (U.S.C.). The U.S.

United States v. Hemani, 608 U.S.    (2026), is a U.S. Supreme Court case focused on the scope of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. In this case, Hemani was suspected of terrorism-related activities, and complied with a search of his home in 2022.

United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that was crucial to Second Amendment jurisprudence for a majority of the 20th-century.

The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly referred to as the Patriot Act) is a shorthand name for The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The Act was passed on October 26, 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11th.