What is the test for interpreting "plain meaning" of a statute?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Sabhnani, 599 F.3d 215 (2nd Cir. 2010):

tation marks omitted). We interpret the unambiguous terms of statutes according to their ordinary and plain meaning. Lee v. Bankers Trust Co., 166 F.3d 540, 544 (2d Cir.1999) ("It is axiomatic that the plain meaning of a statute controls its interpretation, and that judicial review must end at the statute's unambiguous terms." (citation omitted)).

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