Volatile day yesterday on good volume. Energy retreating as opec cuts its demand forecast. Yum brands problems continue in china. Cutting their profit outlook for the second time this year. Costco out with earnings, beating estimates. Stocks up more than 20 this year. Looking to add to those gains today. Oil prices sliding again this morning, close to some new multiyear lows. Opec cutting its demand forecast to below 29 Million Barrels a day, more than a million less than the cartel is currently producing. Its actually a 12year low, guys, on demand. Goldman out today saying the tax cut that consumers are getting, not 75 billion like they thought. Now after that opec meeting, its going to be 125 billion. Well, look, its remarkable for 317 million americans. There are Many Companies that when we get to 50 then become different in that theyre not as positive because theres some companies that rely on fuel conservation as a major business. They will not you will not want to conserve fuel a
The issue is, how do you interpret a statute if you are a judge . Do you look only at the words of the statute . At the bodylso look of materials that congress produces in the lawmaking process that accompany the statute . Like the Conference Committee report or the Committee Reports. The Conference Committee report is often the final document where both chambers come to an agreement about what it is that they are doing. And often there is a vote on the conference report. Ofthe Committee Reports out committee, which often give background about what the words of the statute mean. Can i interrupt just a second . Could you define what a statute is . A statute is a law congress. It could be the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It could be the hobby protection act of whatever year that deals fromprotecting memorabilia being copied or coins from being copied. It could be the clean air act. When Congress Passes a law, that is a statute. So, where Justice Scalia and i, i think, would agree is that wh
Is a law that makes it unlawful to distribute in a 30day period three grams of pseudoephedrine, a drug, and you not you personally, because you never would be involved in any of this but lets say a person had been convicted of 30 grams. Well, its very clear. The statute says three grams. The interpretation is very, very clear. But what if i were to say to you that there is a statute that says that it will be unlawful for anyone who has been convicted, in any court, of a crime punishable by more than one year to possess a gun . What does convicted in any court mean . Does it mean any court in the United States . Does that mean any court in the world . You could see why congress could go either way. You have a case you talk about in the book. Yes, i do. I have the case in the book. There were three judges that sit on these cases. Yes. You were there . I was there and i wrote the opinion. Just looking at the words of the statute, you say, convict did in any court, does that mean in the wo
Agree. The issue is, how do you interpret a statute if you are a judge . Do you look only at the words of the statute . Or can you also look at the body of materials that congress produces in the lawmaking process that accompany the statute . Like the Conference Committee report or the Committee Reports. The Conference Committee report is often the final document where both chambers come to an agreement about what it is that they are doing. And often there is a vote on the conference report. Or the Committee Reports out of committee, which often give background about what the words of the statute mean. Can i interrupt just a second . Could you define what a statute is . A statute is a law congress. It could be the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It could be the hobby protection act of whatever year that deals with protecting memorabilia from being copied or coins from being copied. It could be the clean air act. When Congress Passes a law, that is a statute. So, where Justice Scalia and i, i
In a bathtub, three years after her mothers death. What the police are saying about this sad twist. And countdown to kickoff. The biggest game of the year is hours away. The patriots hoping to put deflategate behind them as the seahawks try for a second straight championship. Katy perry bound to pull out all the stops for her halftime show. Were getting you ready for it life from the field today, february 1st 2015. From nbc news this is a special edition of today at the superbowl, with lester holt and erika hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, and al roker live from arizona. Welcome to today. Im erika hill. Im lester holt. Al roker is inside the university of phoenix stadium in glendale arizona, gearing up for superbowl xlix. You have the best view in the house. Lester will meet you there. You know its a foggy morning this morning. They opened up the roof and fog started to pour in. They are now closing the roof again. Were told it will be open for the game weather permitting