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rule of inconvenience

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A quick definition of rule of inconvenience:

The rule of inconvenience is a way of understanding laws that says a court should not interpret a law in a way that would hurt important things for the public or make things really hard for people, unless there is no other way to understand the law. This rule is also called "inconvenience."

A more thorough explanation:

The rule of inconvenience is a principle used in statutory interpretation. It states that a court should not interpret a law in a way that would harm an important public interest or cause a serious hardship for anyone, unless there is no other way to interpret the law.

For example, let's say there is a law that requires all businesses to close by 10pm. A restaurant owner argues that they should be allowed to stay open until midnight because they have a lot of customers who come in late. However, if the court were to interpret the law in this way, it could cause a serious inconvenience for nearby residents who need to sleep. Therefore, the court would likely apply the rule of inconvenience and uphold the 10pm closing time.

Another example could be a law that requires all drivers to wear seatbelts. A person who has a medical condition that makes it difficult to wear a seatbelt argues that they should be exempt from the law. However, if the court were to interpret the law in this way, it could jeopardize the important public interest of keeping people safe on the road. Therefore, the court would likely apply the rule of inconvenience and require the person to find an alternative solution, such as a medical exemption or a different mode of transportation.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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