Topic: in a given statute, the same term usually has the same mean… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Pulsifer v. United States.

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1 Pulsifer v. United States Anchor
scotus · 2024
green “in a given statute, the same term usually has the same meaning and different terms usually have different meanings.” 18
2 Stanley v. City of Stanford
scotus · 2025
green “gives effect to every clause and word of a statute.” 5

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