The Limited Relevance of Plain Meaning

Authors

Stephen F. Ross, University of Illinois

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

In this Article, I want to take the heretical position that linguists' principal expertise-ascertaining how language is used by ordinary speakers of English-is often of little value in interpreting controversial non-criminal federal statutes.

Recommended Citation

Stephen F. Ross, The Limited Relevance of Plain Meaning, 73 Wash. U. L. Q. 1057 (1995).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol73/iss3/14