Category: Courts
How the Northern Mariana Islands still live in the...
Posted by Kabir Buch | May 8, 2024 | Courts, Headlines, Northern Mariana Islands, Status | 0 |
Members of Congress and civil rights groups call o...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
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Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 13, 2023 | Context of islands, Courts, Headlines | 1 |
Biden administration chooses to defend Insular Cas...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 30, 2022 | Courts, Federal Government, Headlines | 0 |
The Sanchez Valle decision might not have changed ...
Posted by Thomas Cole | Aug 4, 2022 | Congress, Courts, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

#TBT: May 22, 2025
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 22, 2025 | American Samoa, Courts, History | 0 |
On May 22, 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union published this piece on how United States...
Read MoreNew report says overturning Insular Cases would not trigger new taxes
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 15, 2025 | Courts, Economy, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
A new report released by Right to Democracy, a nonprofit advocating for equity and...
Read MoreUS Department of Justice includes formal policy rejecting Insular Cases in its Justice Manual
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Sep 11, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government | 0 |
In May, the United States Department of Justice took historic action in a letter to Congress in...
Read MoreBan on cockfighting brought to Ninth Circuit by Northern Mariana Islands local
by Layla Richman | Aug 14, 2024 | Courts, Northern Mariana Islands | 0 |
Cockfighting as a practice can be found in many places all over the world. In the Northern Mariana...
Read MoreJudge demands mediation in Puerto Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority bankruptcy case
by Bryce Leiberman | Aug 13, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Tensions between bondholders and the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) over its...
Read MorePuerto Rico Electrical Power Authority faces further court battles over bankruptcy
by Sanjana Dhanwantri | Jul 29, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government, Puerto Rico | 0 |
The Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) is currently in bankruptcy proceedings over its...
Read MoreUS Department of Justice responds to call to condemn Insular Cases
by Layla Richman | Jul 23, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government | 0 |
In April, 43 members of the United States Congress signed a letter for the US Department of...
Read MoreThe fight over Guam’s attorney general and his role, in context
by Layla Richman | Jul 10, 2024 | Courts, Guam | 0 |
On February 28, 2024, the General Attorney of Guam announced that his office would withdraw from...
Read MoreJulian Assange sentenced in Northern Mariana Islands
by Pasquines | Jun 26, 2024 | Courts, Northern Mariana Islands | 0 |
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on June 25 in a compromise plea deal by a court in...
Read MoreHow the Northern Mariana Islands still live in the shadow of the Insular Cases
by Kabir Buch | May 8, 2024 | Courts, Headlines, Northern Mariana Islands, Status | 0 |
For over a century, the status and rights of the US territories have been determined by a set of...
Read MoreRight to Democracy highlights importance of rejecting Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 2, 2024 | Courts, Headlines, Status | 0 |
Recently, fifteen United States senators and twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives...
Read MoreMembers of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
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