Legal Opinion
Juan Luis, Governor of the Virgin Islands v. Hugo Dennis, Certain Members of the Fifteenth Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1984No. 83-3620PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
The Fifteenth Legislature of the Virgin Islands (the “Fifteenth Legislature”) appeals from an order of the district court, 576 F.Supp. 733, declaring an act of the Fifteenth Legislature invalid as in violation of the Separation of Powers doctrine. This court has appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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The Revised Organic Act of 1954 provides for the appointment of executive officers by the governor with the advice and consent of the legislature. 48 U.S.C. § 1597(c) (1982). Neither the statutory language nor the legislative history of the Revised…
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