Study Aids for First Year Courses

Part I describes the functioning of modern-day legislatures and administrative agencies, including not only their essential mechanics but also theories of democratic representation. Part II then builds on this foundation to develop the principal theories and doctrines of statutory and regulatory interpretation. It includes detailed discussions of the various "intrinsic" and "extrinsic" interpretive tools, as well as the competing interpretive approaches of Textualism and Purposivism. It also includes a chapter devoted to the Chevron doctrine and the question of how courts should review agency interpretations of statutes.

Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis.
Also online: Aspen Learning Library (fka Wolters Kluwer Study Aid Library)

Provides critical analysis and practical applications of the art of statutory interpretations. By NITA. Small book.

Statutory Interpretation Stories tackles the leading cases in the emerging statutory interpretation canon, as reflected in the casebooks. For each case, the leading scholar provides historical background (including details about the participants), a procedural history of the case, and an analysis of doctrinal and other lessons from the case.
Also available via West Academic Digital Study Aids

Chapters include:
Introduction to the jurisprudence of statutes, common law and statutory law, the history and practice of statutory interpretation, fundamentals: reading a statute, practical aids to reading statues, legislative intent: the basis of statutory interpretation, the basic questions of statutory interpretation, the exercise of legislative supremacy, rules of interpretation and the property of extrinsic resources.

The application flow charts can be used all semester long, but the capsule summaries are ideal for exam preparation. Includes exam tips, sample exam and essay questions with model answers, and recommended approaches for crafting essays.

Includes exam questions with model answers, an alpha-list of cases, and a cross reference table of cases for all of the leading casebooks.
Available in print in OASP.