Attorney Gunnar P. Seaquist most recent paper on the Constitutional Avoidance Canon of Statutory Construction was recently published for The Advocate, the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Report. In the paper, Mr. Seaquist discusses the foundation of the canon, the substantive provisions of the constitutional avoidance doctrine, and the application and practice criticisms of the avoidance doctrine. Mr. Seaquist’s paper is available to read via our website here.
Mr. Seaquist is a litigation associate with Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP. He focuses his practice in the areas of litigation, employment, and public law. Prior to joining the firm he served as an Assistant Attorney General in the General Litigation Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. To learn more about Mr. Seaquist, please visit his Attorney Bio.