U.S. v. Rutherford, No. 78-605 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 544; 99 S.Ct. 2470) (June 18, 1979) (Justice Marshall)
In this case dealing with statutory construction, the Court held that "under our constitutional framework, federal courts do not sit as councils of revision, empowered to rewrite legislation in accord with their own conceptions of prudent public policy".
Plaintiff patients brought suit against defendant U.S. Government (Government) to enjoin the ...
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