True self-determination lies in sovereignty

Editor’s Note: The following is the text of Stephen Cariño’s speech at the Attorney General Cup speech competition last May 4. In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, we govern ourselves according to our Covenant and the CNMI Constitution. That is false. There exists...
Posted On May 23 2018 06:00
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NMI people have a right to protect their culture

Editor’s Note: The following is the text of Hartig’s winning speech at the Attorney General Cup speech competition, held May 4. This year, the competition focused on the insular cases doctrine, in which Congress can choose which portions of the U.S. Constitution applies ...
Posted On May 17 2018 06:00
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National GOP leaders call for equal US citizenship

National Republican Party leaders repudiated the unequal citizenship of Americans living in the country’s territories during a meeting of the Republican National Committee on Friday in Nashville. The Republican National Committee did so with the passage of a resolution titl...
Posted On Aug 28 2017 06:00
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Lawmaker eyes system to pay off govt legal obligations, debts

A bill calling for the creation of a payment system to get the CNMI government’s legal debts and obligations off the books by prioritizing payment of these debts from the lowest to highest amounts is being introduced at the House of Representatives. Rep. Antonio P. Sablan’s...
Posted On Mar 28 2016 06:06
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