context: The first canon is the strong presumption against implied repeals.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 75 F.3d 789, 789
citation_a.parenthetical: "[Cjourts must recognize that Congress does not legislate in a vacuum" and "take into account the tacit assumptions that underlie a legislative enactment, including ... preexisting statutory provisions."
citation_a.sentence: Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U.S. 19, 32, 111 S.Ct. 317, 112 L.Ed.2d 275 (1990); see also Passamaquoddy, 75 F.3d at 789 (“[Cjourts must recognize that Congress does not legislate in a vacuum” and “take into account the tacit assumptions that underlie a legislative enactment, including ... preexisting statutory provisions.”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 75 F.3d 790, 790
citation_b.parenthetical: "We are unequivocally committed to 'the bedrock principle that implied repeals of federal statutes are disfavored.' " (quoting Narragansett, 19 F.3d at 703
citation_b.sentence: See Passamaquoddy, 75 F.3d at 790 (“We are unequivocally committed to ‘the bedrock principle that implied repeals of federal statutes are disfavored.’ ” (quoting Narragansett, 19 F.3d at 703)). That canon is based on the well-established assumption that “Congress is aware of existing law when it passes legislation.”