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Supreme Court sidesteps ‘Insular Cases,’ hints at future action

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monday the constitutionality of presidential appointments to Puerto Rico’s PROMESA oversight board, but failed to use the opportunity to overrule the Insular Cases. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the seven-justice majority, which reversed a...
Posted On Jun 03 2020 06:03
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Resolution rejects racist language in Insular Cases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who chairs the Natural Resources Committee of the U.S. Congress, introduced a resolution last Friday rejecting the racist and imperialist language present in the U.S. Supreme Court decisions referred to as the Insular Cases....
Posted On Oct 23 2019 06:06
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Insular Cases up before Supreme Court

On Tuesday (Wednesday in the CNMI), the U.S. Supreme Court’s nine justices will squarely face the question of where the Insular Cases stand as they consider whether the financial oversight and management board for Puerto Rico violates the appointments clause of the Constitution....
Posted On Oct 15 2019 06:06
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‘Not being heard is no reason for silence’

Editor’s Note: The following is the text of Louis Zheng’s speech at the Attorney General Cup speech competition last May 4. Victor Hugo, a famous French writer, once stated: “Not being heard is no reason for silence.” In a big group of people, there will always be those that will...
Posted On May 29 2018 06:00
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