Anita S. Krishnakumar

Georgetown University Law Center

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1.

In Defense of the Debt Limit Statute

Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 42, p. 135, 2005, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 00-71
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 30 Apr 2007
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Textualism in Practice

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 74, Issue 3, Pp. 573-679.
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 17 May 2023 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2025
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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legislation/statutory interpretation, supreme court, empirical, jurisprudence

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The Canon Wars

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The Canon Wars

Forthcoming, 97 Tex. L. Rev.____ (2019), St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-0004
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Mar 2018
Anita S. Krishnakumar and Victoria Nourse
Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University Law Center
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The Canon Wars

Texas Law Review, Vol. 97, No. 1, 2018
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Dec 2018
Anita S. Krishnakumar and Victoria Nourse
Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University Law Center
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canons, interpretation, statutory interpretation, legislative history

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Statutory Interpretation In The Roberts Court’s First Era: An Empirical and Doctrinal Analysis

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 62, 2010, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-181
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 13 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2017
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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What the Major Questions Doctrine is Not

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 92, 2024
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Apr 2024
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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major questions, statutory interpretation, canons, textualism, supreme court, administrative law

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Statutory History

St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-0005, Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 03 Mar 2021
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Dueling Canons

65 Duke L.J. 909 (2016) , St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-0002
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 14 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2016
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Textualism and Statutory Precedents

Forthcoming, 104 Va. L. Rev. __ (2018), St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper 16-0002
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 03 May 2017
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Representation Reinforcement: A Legislative Solution to a Legislative Process Problem

Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 46, p. 1, 2009, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-0079
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2009
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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legislative process, representation reinforcement

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Backdoor Purposivism

Forthcoming, Duke Law Journal, Vol. 69, 2020, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-0008
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 15 Mar 2019
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Towards a Madisonian 'Interest-Group' Approach to Lobbying Regulation

Alabama Law Review, Vol. 58, 2007, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-0064
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Jan 2007
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Passive Avoidance

Forthcoming, 71 Stan. L. Rev _____ (2019), St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-0003
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 20 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2018
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Cracking the Whole Code Rule

St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-0002, New York University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 29 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2020
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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The Hidden Legacy of Holy Trinity Church: The Unique National Institution Canon

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 51, 2009, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-0142
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2017
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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The Common Law as Statutory Backdrop

136 Harv. L. Rev. 608 (2022)
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 09 Feb 2023
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Legislation/Statutory Interpretation, Courts, Jurisprudence, and Empirical

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Longstanding Agency Interpretations

Fordham Law Review, Volume 83, Issue 4, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper Series, 14-0006
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 06 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2017
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Reconsidering Substantive Canons

University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 84, Issue 2 (Spring 2017), St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper 16-0001
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 28 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2017
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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On the Evolution of the Canonical Dissent

Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 52, p. 781, 2000, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-0069
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Apr 2007
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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The Anti-Messiness Principle in Statutory Interpretation

87 Notre Dame Law Review, 2012, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-003
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2013
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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The Sherlock Holmes Canon

84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1 (2016), St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-0001
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2016
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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Reconciliation and the Fiscal Constitution: The Anatomy of the 1995-96 Budget 'Train Wreck'

St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-0070, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 35, p. 589, 1998
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Apr 2007
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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How Long is History's Shadow?

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 127, No. 880, 2018, St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-0013
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 16 Mar 2018
Anita S. Krishnakumar
Georgetown University Law Center
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legislation, statutory interpretation, supreme court, empirical, canons of construction