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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by lmkg on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @02:35PM (#6135895)
The US Code is not the same as the laws of the US. It is a "current snapshot" of existing laws in force, and does not itself have legal weight unless explicitly granted by Congress.
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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by gamblor956 on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @05:55PM (#6137095)
See, e.g., U.S. National Bank of Oregon v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc., 508 U.S. 439, 440 (1993) for the Supreme Court's ruling and underlying logic.
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