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Quotation from Reves v. Ernst & Young by Supreme Court of the United States
“But the terms "note" and "maturity" did not spring full blown from the head of Congress in 1934.”
Reves v. Ernst & Young, Opinion of Chief Justice Rehnquist, concurring in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))

Chief Justice Rehnquist, for four justices, argues that the words of the exclusion carry their established legal meanings.
Citation: "But the terms "note" and "maturity" did not spring full blown from the head of Congress in 1934." — Supreme Court of the United States, Reves v. Ernst & Young, Opinion of Chief Justice Rehnquist, concurring in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id reves-v-ernst-and-young-q6)
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