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Quotation from Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis by Supreme Court of the United States
“The question whether a statute creates a cause of action, either expressly or by implication, is basically a matter of statutory construction.”
Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Stewart frames the inquiry as one of congressional intent rather than judicial policy.
Citation: "The question whether a statute creates a cause of action, either expressly or by implication, is basically a matter of statutory construction." — Supreme Court of the United States, Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id transamerica-mortgage-advisors-v-lewis-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart - 1976 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
