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Small Typos Have Big Consequences

November 4, 2021

In 2015 the Supreme Court acknowledged a Typo in 1928 opinion. This one-letter error changed the meaning of the relevant sentence; several subsequent Court opinions relied on the incorrect language.

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/supreme-court-typo-in-1928-opinion-created-reign-of-error-law-prof-says

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