And, a basic fundamental of interpretation of law (and all other law of the United States must ultimately arise from the Constitution) is that a law says what it says and does not say what it does not say.
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The Islamic finance industry faces a number of challenges, including the need to standardize interpretation of Shariah law, harmonize tax and regulation of the industry, and develop the skills base.
Correspondents say the dispute over the wall has become a symbol of the greater tensions in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews, who abide by a very strict interpretation of Jewish law, and more modern elements of Judaism.
One-third or more of the 800, 000-odd immigrants from the ex-Soviet Union are not considered fully Jewish under the Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law which is the law of the land in matters of personal status.
This is the latest example of Saudi Arabia's fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law attracting international criticism.
That is a worry, but it depends on rather a conservative interpretation of the law.
Prosecutors point to a re-interpretation of criminal law after the conviction of John Demjanjuk, in May 2011.
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The sentencing is the latest example of Saudi Arabia's fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law attracting international criticism.
Prosecutors have pointed to a re-interpretation of criminal law after the conviction of John Demjanjuk in May 2011.
This case hinges on the justices' interpretation of maritime law, and a ruling will probably focus narrowly on that.
The underlying dispute will likely come down to an interpretation of tax law.
There, they imposed a strict interpretation of Sharia law by banning music, smoking, drinking and watching sports on television.
Rather, the panel members substituted their personal opinions and their interpretation of Vatican law and the CYO mission statement for facts.
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Given that the letter represents an interpretation of federal law by major federal agencies, most colleges will regard it as binding.
Goldman Sachs has denied any wrongdoing, saying the SEC has its facts wrong and its interpretation of the law is wrong.
This ruling, albeit in an unrelated case, confirmed the interpretation of this law applied by judges in Milan to the judge-bribing trials.
Nor will they wish to dilute their purist interpretation of Islamic law.
For pete's sake, why do those partisan Republicans cry foul when the attorney general makes a decision based on precise interpretation of the law?
For one thing, the high court didn't rule against the investor groups--it only ruled that the lower court's interpretation of the law was wrong.
After the judges of the Tribunal were dismissed, the opposition campaigned for a referendum to be conducted to decide on the interpretation of the law.
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Ultimately, the biotech hopes the agency will change its interpretation of the law so that drugmakers would be encouraged to develop more fixed-dose combination drugs.
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When it comes to Aereo, which uses a novel interpretation of copyright law to capture and stream free over-the-air TV signals, the networks have no such negotiating power.
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Ms. LITHWICK: There was a strange moment, after two and half years, and, I think, a fairly widespread understanding of what the attorney general's interpretation of the law was.
The chairman of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Alabama, and the ranking Democrat, U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez of California, defended their committee's interpretation of the law in a written statement to CNN.
In this case it would need a very broad interpretation of the law to say Col Karuna was a resident when he was visiting his family and had only been in the country two months.
The chairman of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Alabama, and the ranking Democrat, U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez of California, defended their committee's interpretation of the law in a written statement to CNN last month.
Instead, the court unanimously decided that if the Florida court's ruling were based entirely on its interpretation of state law, then it would have been acting within its authority and the Supreme Court would not get involved.
The case is particularly interesting because the Supreme Court avoided the usual pattern of trying to narrow the question to an interpretation of federal law and instead instructed the parties to answer whether the Constitution bars such suits.
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Rather than take at face value assertions by extremists that their interpretation of Islamic law is eternal and unchanging, Muslims and Westerners must reject these false claims and join in the struggle to support a pluralistic and tolerant understanding of Islam.
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