Statutes dominate the American
legal landscape and statutory text has become the focal point for questions of
statutory interpretation. But, despite widespread agreement that text matters,
there is less agreement among scholars and judges about how statutory text
helps determine statutory meaning. This panel will explore how textualist
arguments and methods are developing in the 21st Century, including current
trends and practices in the courts and theoretical justifications for, and
objections to, textualist methods of statutory interpretation.
Business meeting at program conclusion.