Epstein Secrets

o "full and timely restitution," likewise presupposes the initiation—and indeed perhaps the maturation or even conclusion—of criminal proceedings. Black's, for instance, defines the term "restitution," in relevant part, to mean "[c]ompensation for loss; esp., full or partial compensation paid by a cri

ment was filed. The Majority brushes aside the fact that the term "case" can mean both a judicial case and an investigative case on the basis that Black's first defines "case" as a civil or criminal proceeding and only second as a criminal investigation. Maj. Op. at 1207. IS But since when is statut

on, like the change of position by the Justice Department's local U.S. Attorney's Office, came only after Epstein's victims filed this lawsuit. See Mohasco Corp. v. Silver, 447 U.S. 807, 825, 100 S. Ct. 2486, 2497, 65 L.Ed.2d 532 (1980) (holding that an agency's "interpretation' of a statute cannot supersede

existing judicial proceeding. See, e.g., Motion, Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014) ("Frequently, i

eading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts 170 (2012) ("A word or phrase is presumed to bear the same meaning throughout a text ...."); cf. also Mohasco Corp. v. Silver. 447 U.S. 807, 826, 100 S.Ct. 2486.65 L.Ed.2d 532 (1980) (rejecting interpretation that would "giv[e] the word 'filed' two different mean

hold a conference; to consult with one another." BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY (10th ed. 2014). Clearly the G

was relieved of its CVRA obligations. Of course, an agency's own "'interpretation' of the statute cannot supersede the language chosen by Congress." Mohasco Corp. v. Silver, 447 U.S. 807, 825 (1980). Whatever the Attorney General may have said in his Guideline, the ultimate issue in this case remains what the