When special interests claim that they have obtained favors from Congress, a court should ask to see the bill of sale. Special interest laws do not have "spirits," and it is inappropriate to extend them to achieve more of the objective the lobbyists wanted. . . . What the industry obtained, the courts enforce; what it did not obtain from the legislature--even if similar to something within the exception--a court should not bestow. . . . Recognition that special interest legislation enshrines results rather than principles is why courts read exceptions . . . with beady eyes and green eyeshades.
Chicago Professional Sports Ltd. Partnership v. National Basketball Ass'n, 961 F.2d 667, 671-672 (7th Cir. 1992) (Easterbrook, J.)
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