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The story of Holy Trinity Church v. United States (1892) : spirit and history in statutory interpretation / Carol Chomsky -- The story of Flood v. Kuhn (1972) : dynamic statutory interpretation at the time / Stephen F. Ross -- The story of TVA v. Hill (1978) : Congress has the last word / Elizabeth Garrett -- The story of Steelworkers v. Weber (1979) : statutory text, spirit, and practical reasoning / Philip P. Frickey and William N. Eskridge -- The story of Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) : race, religion, and Congress' extraordinary acquiescence / Olatunde Johnson -- The story of Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1984) : sometimes great cases are made not born / Thomas W. Merrill -- The story of Gregory v. Ashcroft (1991) : clear statement rules and the statutory constitution of American federalism / Ernest A. Young -- The story of Chisom v. Roemer (1991) : are judges "representatives?" / William D. Popkin -- The story of Pepper v. Hart (1992) : examining legislative history across the pond / James J. Brudney -- The story of Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. (2000) : statutes, regulation, and the common law / Peter L. Strauss -- The story of FDA v. Brown & Williamson (2000) : the norm of agency continuity / Theodore W. Ruger -- The story of Gonzales v. Oregon (2006) : death, deference, deliberation / William N. Eskridge, Jr.