legislative

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As the late Justice Antonin Scalia stressed, legislative floor explanations are weak evidence for the core originalist question: How would a contemporary informed reader interpret the words as enacted?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

You need local county clerks, you need secretaries of state, you need courts, you need legislative leaders in statehouses.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California is paving the way for legislative restrictions on social media and artificial intelligence, but child safety advocates argue there’s still a long way to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Unless arrangements are made for them to be carried over into the next session, those bills will have to begin the legislative process again.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Since many of the guests had legislative power to make reforms, I suggested that they find a foster child who needed a permanent home and help make it happen in less than six months.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter