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Statutes are a critical part of every substantive area of the law, so this is important background for every student, legal professional, lawyer and judge.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C!--break--\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ELearning Outcomes\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain Statutory \u0022Construction\u0022 and Statutory \u0022Interpretation.\u0022\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain why knowing about \u0022statutory interpretation\u0022 is important for lawyers.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain how it is possible that a statute might have more than one legitimate meaning.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIdentify the primary consideration in Statutory Interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain why it is sometimes difficult to determine the legislative intent.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EApply the \u0022Plain Meaning\u0022 Approach to Statutory Interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EApply the \u0022Purpose Approach\u0022 to Statutory Interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain \u0022Linguistic Canons\u0022 of Statutory Interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain what Substantive Canons of Statutory Interpretation are.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain the role of \u0022Legislative History\u0022 in the process of statutory interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain how a statute might affect the process of Statutory Interpretation.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-lesson-completion-time\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch4\u003ELesson Completion Time\u003C\/h4\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\n      30 minutes    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-lesson-authors-view\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch3\u003ELesson Authors\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022view view-lesson-authors view-id-lesson_authors view-display-id-block view-dom-id-eb6b7fa31ad52c1a4ae8cf346a40cbe9\u0022\u003E\n        \n  \n  \n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022view-content\u0022\u003E\n      \n      \n          \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/322\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022profile-photo round\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.cali.org\/sites\/default\/files\/user-profile-photos\/brown_ronald_0.jpg\u0022 width=\u0022150\u0022 height=\u0022150\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 \/\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E    \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing-1\u0022\u003E        \u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-profile-block-text-fields\u0022\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-name-full\u0022\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/322\u0022\u003ERonald Benton Brown\u003C\/a\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-full-title\u0022\u003E\n    Professor of Law  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\r\n  Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center \r\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022profile-block-field city-state\u0022\u003EFort Lauderdale, FL\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\u003C\/div\u003E    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022lesson-button\u0022\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n"}]