The good news is that the Navy has, as it contends it would have absent a public letter, started moving crew off the Roosevelt and onto Guam. Better, by our lights, that were done with as much secrecy as possible.
Take it from a birdfarm sailor: Get our squids off the Roosevelt
Last night, Allahpundit wrote about the dire conditions onboard the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt, currently docked in Guam and facing an outbreak of COVID-19. There are an undetermined number of sailors infected onboard and the ship s captain is sounding
Improving Economic Policies for the American Territories
On October 15, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, a case that centers on the constitutionality of the appointment process for the members of the federally
Supreme Court of Guam Upholds Harris County, Texas Court’s Order Confirming Arbitration Award
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Guam has upheld a Texas court’s confirmation of an arbitration award that was issued against a Guam-based business. In the case, Dresser-Rand Company filed a breach of contract
Shigella Outbreak on Guam
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) is monitoring an outbreak of Shigellosis on Guam. In 2018, a total of 29 cases of Shigellosis were reported (with 23 cases or 79% confirmed) and so far in 2019, a
Europe Increasingly Views United States as Faltering in Fight Against Money Laundering
Evolving Marijuana Laws Leave Employers Dazed and Confused
Doctors smoke it, nurses smoke it
Judges smoke it, even lawyers too
So you’ve got to legalize it
And don’t criticize it— Peter Tosh, “Legalize It”
Although Peter Tosh advocated for legalization of marijuana in 1976, it took 40 years
Ninth Circuit on the Territory of Guam’s Criminal Jurisdiction and Constitutional Status
In its opinion in United v. Obak, the Ninth Circuit rejected a criminal defendant’s argument that Article III §2 cl. 3 and the Sixth Amendment negated the jurisdiction
Seventh Circuit Rules Against Territorial Plaintiffs in Absentee-Voting-Rights Case
The Seventh Circuit ruled that former Illinoisans who now live in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands lacked standing to challenge the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and lost
EPA Publishes Third Round of Final Area Designations Under the SO2 NAAQS
On January 9, 2018, the EPA published the third round of final area designations under the 2010 SO2 NAAQS. In this round, the EPA identified six (6) nonattainment areas located in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and Guam. EPA designated