Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Santos
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- June 2, 2008
- Case
- United States v. Santos
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Stevens, concurring in the judgment. When Congress fails to define potentially ambiguous statutory terms, it effectively delegates to federal judges the task of filling gaps in a statute. See Commissioner v. Fink, 483 U. S. 89,104 (1987) (Stevens, J., dissenting) (“In the process of legislating it is inevitable that Congress will leave…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 2, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 2, 2008 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | June 2, 2008 |