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SCOTUS Short Title Turmoil: Time for a Congressional Bill Naming Authority
Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia (2013)
  • Brian Christopher Jones, Academia Sinica
Abstract
This past summer saw the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Windsor, and while the case has generated copious amounts of commentary and scholarship, relatively little attention has been paid to the case’s discussion of bill short titles. Central to the case’s analysis was a dispute over the role of short titles in inferring legislative purpose, and given this dispute, this Remark will argue that it’s time for a Congressional bill naming authority to ensure sensible, descriptive bill names.
Keywords
  • short titles,
  • bills,
  • laws,
  • naming,
  • Congress,
  • Supreme Court,
  • Windsor,
  • legislation
Publication Date
December, 2013
Citation Information
Brian Christopher Jones. "SCOTUS Short Title Turmoil: Time for a Congressional Bill Naming Authority" Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia Vol. 32 Iss. 1 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_jones/16/