In its opinion the Court stated, «The plain meaning of the statute forbids (the) City from regulating... dogs by breed.... (animallawcoalition.com)
As a result, re-codification is most often done only as part of an overall omnibus reform of an area of law on the merits where the interest in being able to track prior interpretive caselaw and determine the original meaning of a statute enacted long ago is at its lowest. (law.stackexchange.com)
During the administration of President George W. Bush, there was a controversy over the President's use of signing statements, which critics charged was unusually extensive and modified the meaning of statutes. (politics.stackexchange.com)