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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Supreme Court affirms Bashar’s marriage fraud conviction

The NMI Supreme Court affirmed last Dec. 5 Mohammad A. Bashar’s conviction for marriage fraud. Back in July 2016, Bashar sought the Supreme Court’s review after the trial court denied Bashar’s request to set aside his plea and vacate his conviction and sentence and order denying...
Posted On Dec 12 2018 06:06
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Take 2: House OKs salary bill

The CNMI House of Representatives passed yesterday a new measure to set the salary level of members of the Legislature. This was the second time that the House acted on such a measure after then acting governor Victor B. Hocog vetoed last week a similar bill that had been passed...
Posted On Dec 11 2018 06:06
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High court affirms Calvo’s sentence on remand

The Supreme Court affirmed yesterday the sentence imposed on Patrick M. Calvo, who has been convicted of molesting his own daughter. The high court issued its opinion in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Patrick M. Calvo yesterday. This is Calvo’s second appeal...
Posted On Nov 20 2018 06:06
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