Legal Opinion
Palmyra Pacific Seafoods, L.L.C. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 9, 2009No. 2008-5058PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Palmyra Atoll is a tiny island in an empty portion of the Pacific Ocean. It is approximately 4.6 square miles in area and is located about 1100 miles south of Hawaii and 1400 miles north of Samoa. There is almost nothing else in between. As the Supreme Court aptly put it, “It is hard to conceive of a more isolated piece of land than Palmyra.” United States v. Fullard-Leo, 331 U.S. 256, 280, 67 S.Ct. 1287, 91 L.Ed. 1474 (1947).
During World War II, the United States established a naval base there, where it constructed an airstrip, a base camp, and a pier. After the war the…
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