Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 16, 2006
Court Needs to Follow Its Own Rule of Not Relying on Legislative History
FORUM COLUMN - By Dylan B. Carp - A key part of the California Supreme Court's job is to interpret California statutes.
Forum Column
By Dylan B. Carp
A key part of the California Supreme Court's job is to interpret California statutes. The court has developed clear rules for this task, one of which is that courts may rely on legislative history only if the subject statute is ambiguous. Diamond Multimedia Systems v. Superior Court, 19 Cal.4th 1036 (1999).
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