Beyond Absurd: Jim Thorpe and a Proposed Taxonomy for the Absurdity Doctrine

Authors

• Hillel Y. Levin, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
• Joshua M. Segal
• Keisha N. Stanford

Originally uploaded at SSRN.

Abstract

In light of the Third Circuit's recent decision interpreting the Native American Graves Repatriation Act, this Article argues that the Supreme Court must clarify the Absurdity Doctrine of statutory interpretation. The Article offers a framework for doing so.

Repository Citation

Hillel Y. Levin, Joshua M. Segal, and Keisha N. Stanford, Beyond Absurd: Jim Thorpe and a Proposed Taxonomy for the Absurdity Doctrine , 68 Admin. L. Rev. 119 (2016),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1120