Legal Opinion
Bryan v. Liburd
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 27, 1996No. Civ. No. 711/96PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
INTRODUCTION
With a view towards protecting its good name, the Virgin Islands Legislature, for the second time in its forty-two year history, has opted to discipline one of its members. Similarly, this Court, for the second time, is summoned to rule upon the propriety of the discipline. The plaintiff, a member of the Twenty-First Legislature, has been suspended without pay from that body. He seeks to have this Court nullify the suspension. Two key issues arise from his endeavor:
1) Whether the propriety of removal of a member from office, by the legislature, for…
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