Chung Fook v. White
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Chung Fook v. White, 264 U.S. 443 (1924), was a landmark Supreme Court
case. It was significant in that it marked the end of the era of strict plain meaning interpretation of statutes and the beginning of the looser American Rule that the intent of the law was more important than its text.
A man did not have the automatic right to bring his wife to the United States
if he married her after he entered there even if that exception was not explicitly mentioned in the law.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
case. It was significant in that it marked the end of the era of strict plain meaning interpretation of statutes and the beginning of the looser American Rule that the intent of the law was more important than its text.
A man did not have the automatic right to bring his wife to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
if he married her after he entered there even if that exception was not explicitly mentioned in the law.