Legal Opinion
Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 2009No. 08-3897PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCIRICA, Chief Judge, AMBRO and SMITH, Circuit Judges
OPINION OF THE COURT
(June 16, 2009)
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge
This appeal, the most recent chapter in a nearly decade-long legal battle over the assessment of commercial real property taxes in the United States Virgin Islands, requires us to reassess the jurisdictional foundations of our previous decisions in light of intervening congressional action.
The Government of the Virgin Islands appeals two orders, both entered on September 11, 2008, by the Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. In the first order, the District Court…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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