The Statutory Term Analysis (STA) method includes using only the text of the United States Congressional Record as evidence of the legal meaning of a term in a federal statute and provides new detailed federal rules of evidence to a judge on how the judge (or judges) is to consider the timing, weight, and order of analysis of that evidence in the court-issued opinion.
The Statutory Term Analysis (STA) method is based on the text of the United States Congressional Record to determine the legal meaning of a term within a federal statute. It also provides new rules for judges on how they should analyze the timing, weight, and order of using this evidence in court opinions.