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Igel

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2. It could easily be both.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:32 PM

Jul 29

You know what the law's been interpreted to say, you decide to revise that interpretation, and when the courts strike it down you shrug as if to say, "Worth a shot."

That's been used in a number of instances this century.

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There's no misinterpretation of the law Bayard Jul 29 #1

It could easily be both. Igel Jul 29 #2

Skimmed the law referred to and the bits included by reference. Igel Jul 29 #3

Just like DOJ has their OLC "guidance" BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #4

The way they phrased the title of the article is awful and physically painful to read. Way too easy to misinterpret. Karasu Jul 29 #5