Legal Opinion
Thirteenth Guam Legislature v. Bordallo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1978No. 77-2794PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The governor and certain administrative officials of Guam appeal from a judgment of the district court holding that the Guamanian legislature is empowered to override the governor’s item veto of individual appropriations. 430 F.Supp. 405 (D.Guam 1977). We conclude that the Organic Act of Guam does provide the legislature with this power; we therefore affirm.
I
This appeal results from a dispute between the Thirteenth Guam Legislature and the governor of Guam. Since the Thirteenth Legislature has since expired and the fiscal period to which the vetoed appropriations pertained has passed, we are…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Thirteenth Guam Legislature v. BordalloDistrict Court, D. Guam · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
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