statute

# Statute — Legal Statutes Reference Quick-reference skill for understanding statutes, legislative structure, and statutory interpretation. ## When to Use - Understanding how statutes are structured and organized - Interpreting statutory language and legislative intent - Researching the legislative process (bill to law) - Citing statutes correctly in legal documents - Comparing common law vs statutory law ## Commands ### `intro` ```bash scripts/script.sh intro ``` Overview of statutes — definition, types, hierarchy of law. ### `process` ```bash scripts/script.sh process ``` How a bill becomes law — the legislative process step by step. ### `structure` ```bash scripts/script.sh structure ``` Anatomy of a statute — titles, chapters, sections, subsections. ### `interpretation` ```bash scripts/script.sh interpretation ``` Statutory interpretation — canons of construction, textualism, purposivism. ### `types` ```bash scripts/script.sh types ``` Types of statutes — criminal, civil, procedural, enabling, remedial. ### `citation` ```bash scripts/script.sh citation ``` How to cite statutes — Bluebook, ALWD, and practical formats. ### `examples` ```bash scripts/script.sh examples ``` Notable statutes and their impact — landmark U.S. legislation. ### `checklist` ```bash scripts/script.sh checklist ``` Statutory research checklist for legal analysis. ### `help` ```bash scripts/script.sh help ``` ### `version` ```bash scripts/script.sh version ``` ## Configuration | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | `STATUTE_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.statute/) | --- *Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com*