Legal Opinion
Larry L. Hillblom Jose Lifoifoi v. United States of America Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1990No. 88-15494PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
The relationship between the United States and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) is governed by the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States (“the Covenant”). Pursuant to section 103 of the Covenant, the people of the Commonwealth have the right of local self-government. With respect to their internal affairs, they are entitled to govern themselves according to their own Constitution. However, in the international arena, control of the Commonwealth’s international affairs and…
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