Spring 2027

Statutory Interpretation

Covers the federal legislative process and fundamentals of how courts interpret statutes, focusing on applying judicial techniques and evaluating the strength of competing legal arguments.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Anuj Desai3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 59.1% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the basics of the federal legislative process

  • Learn and apply the fundamentals statute interpretation by the courts

  • Employ the techniques of statutory interpretation to interpret statutes

  • Practice making arguments in favor of or against particular interpretations of a given statute based on the specific techniques courts use

  • Recognize the relative strength of different arguments

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LAW 805

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Raw average: 4.12/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 59.1% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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ANUJ DESAI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 59.1% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Federal legislative process
  • Fundamentals of statutory interpretation across various areas of law

Skills

  • Apply fundamental techniques of statutory interpretation used by courts
  • Construct arguments for or against specific statutory interpretations
  • Evaluate the relative strength of competing legal arguments

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LAW 805 · Spring 2027

Statutory Interpretation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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