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