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The Anti-Spoofing Statute: Vague As Applied To The "Hypothetically Legitimate Treader", Catriona Coppler Jan 2017

The Anti-Spoofing Statute: Vague As Applied To The "Hypothetically Legitimate Treader", Catriona Coppler

American University Business Law Review

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Whistle While You Work: Interpreting Retaliation Remedies Available To Whistleblowers In The Dodd-Frank Act, Max Birmingham Jan 2017

Whistle While You Work: Interpreting Retaliation Remedies Available To Whistleblowers In The Dodd-Frank Act, Max Birmingham

Florida A & M University Law Review

This Article asserts that judicial activism occurs when a court goes beyond the plain meaning of the text that is plain and unambiguous, to promulgate its politics. This Article does not make the argument nor infer that this is the sole definition of judicial activism. Rather, this Article is narrowing the scope by enumerating a specific act that falls within the category of judicial activism.

This argument proceeds as follows. Part I provides context of judicial activism. Part II analyzes how various courts have interpreted the statute, and whether the interpretation is consistent with canons of construction. Part III assesses …