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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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1 Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Securities and Exchange Commission Anchor
ca7 · 1999
green “legislative history is problematic under the best circumstances, and even so reliable a source as the conference committee report may be used only when there is a genuine ambiguity in the statute.” 5
2 American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.
scotus · 1998
green “the act cannot be held to destroy itself.” 3

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